From February 1, 2009 to January 1, 2010, the Veteran's peptic ulcer disease was manifested by moderately severe symptoms including frequent abdominal and epigastric pain, bleeding ulcers, nausea, malaise, and constipation resulting in anemia and incapacitating episodes that occurred 12 times a year and lasted 12 days. The preponderance of evidence shows the Veteran's peptic ulcer disease was manifested by no more than occasional and intermittent abdominal and upper (and lower) quadrant pain, acid reflux, and gastritis with less severe symptoms not frequently occurring.,Prior to February 1, 2009 and from January 1, 2010, the preponderance of the evidence reflects that the Veteran's service-connected hepatitis C was manifested by daily fatigue and malaise with additional symptoms of arthralgias, gastrointestinal disturbance, nausea, and vomiting particularly when he was receiving ulcer therapy in 2009; there is no credible evidence of four or more weeks of incapacitating episodes.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence shows that the Veteran's peptic ulcer disease manifested by moderately severe symptoms including frequent abdominal and epigastric pain, bleeding ulcers, nausea, malaise, and constipation resulting in anemia and incapacitating episodes.
- Claimed conditions
- peptic ulcer disease, hepatitis C
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- March 16, 2017
- Citation
- 1707940
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