The Veteran's recurrent duodenal ulcer with secondary anemia and psychophysiological gastrointestinal reaction resulted in severe occupational and social impairment, warranting a 70 percent disability evaluation. The Board also granted the claim for TDIU.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's psychiatric symptoms resulting from his duodenal ulcer were found to be more dominant than the physical symptomatology associated with this disorder, leading to total social and occupational impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- Recurrent duodenal ulcer with secondary anemia, Psychophysiological gastrointestinal reaction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- September 26, 2014
- Citation
- 1443289
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