The Veteran's service-connected digestive disorder, manifested by epigastric distress along with nausea, vomiting, and stomach pain without weight loss, anemia, malnutrition or hypoglycemic symptoms, is not more than a moderate postgastrectomy syndrome. As such, the current 40 percent rating for residuals of subtotal gastrectomy remains appropriate.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's digestive disorder does not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation under Diagnostic Codes 7305 or 7308 due to lack of evidence of severe postgastrectomy syndrome with associated symptoms such as hypoglycemic symptoms, weight loss, and anemia.
- Claimed conditions
- duodenal ulcer disease, subtotal gastrectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- September 28, 2009
- Citation
- 0936504
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