The Board has granted service connection for peptic ulcer disease with esophagitis, gastritis, gastric ulcer, and irritable bowel syndrome. The effective date of this grant is June 6, 2002.
The deciding factor: The Veteran submitted a new claim to reopen his previously denied claim for service connection on June 6, 2002, which was more than one year after the previous denial in November 1971. The effective date of this grant is based on the receipt of the new claim.
- Claimed conditions
- tinea versicolor, peptic ulcer disease with esophagitis, gastritis, gastric ulcer, and irritable bowel syndrome
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- March 3, 2010
- Citation
- 1007925
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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.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral pes planus, anemia, and gastritis as the conditions were not shown to be related to or aggravated by service.
- Granted
The Board granted a rating of 60 percent from January 27, 2016 to July 7, 2022 for the Veteran's duodenal ulcer, duodenitis, gastritis, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a compensable rating and an increased rating for gastritis, gastroenteritis, and GERD to obtain a retrospective medical opinion on the severity of the Veteran's symptoms without the ameliorative effects of medication.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an increased rating in excess of 40 percent for service-connected gastritis.
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