The VA denied a higher rating for the veteran's service-connected antral gastritis, currently rated at 30 percent.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show severe hemorrhages or large ulcerated/eroded areas that would warrant a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 7307.
- Claimed conditions
- antral gastritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 11, 2008
- Citation
- 0830908
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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).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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