The VA determined that the veteran's post gastrectomy syndrome disability did not warrant a rating in excess of 40 percent.
The deciding factor: Objective medical evidence did not demonstrate hypoglycemic symptoms or weight loss with malnutrition and anemia, which are required for a higher evaluation under Diagnostic Code 7308.
- Claimed conditions
- Postgastrectomy syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 25, 2008
- Citation
- 0828758
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's GERD with duodenal ulcer is currently rated at 20 percent, and the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted based on current symptoms.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, excluding bone metastasis rated at 100%, have rendered him unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment. The Board grants a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's back and gastrointestinal disabilities meet the criteria for special monthly pension based on need for aid and attendance of another person, as well as being housebound.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran was granted a 20 percent rating for postgastrectomy syndrome, as a residual of service-connected non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, effective May 11, 2003.
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