The veteran's service-connected peptic ulcer disease, postoperative gastrectomy for gastric carcinoma was granted a 60 percent rating.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the veteran experiences frequent nausea and reflux as well as daily diarrhea or constipation associated with his gastrointestinal disability, which more closely approximates severe postgastrectomy syndrome.
- Claimed conditions
- peptic ulcer disease, postoperative gastrectomy for gastric carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- March 25, 2008
- Citation
- 0809908
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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