The Board granted a 60 percent disability rating for the duodenal ulcer effective September 7, 1994. The Veteran's current gastrointestinal symptoms are considered to be due to his service-connected duodenal ulcer.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence is in equipoise as to whether all of the Veteran's current gastrointestinal symptomatology is due to the service-connected duodenal ulcer and related disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- duodenal ulcer, gastritis, colitis, gastric emptying syndrome, Mallory-Weiss tear, erosive esophagitis, gastroesophageal reflux disease, gastric erosions, irritable bowel syndrome, nonulcer dyspepsia, duodenitis, peptic ulcer disease, gastroenteritis, gastroparesis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- October 7, 2014
- Citation
- 1444636
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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