The Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date and initial compensable rating for partial gastrectomy and right shoulder surgery scars have been denied. The Board found that the appropriate effective date was November 20, 2012.
The deciding factor: The VA DBQ submitted by the Veteran on November 20, 2012, constituted his informal service connection claim for partial gastrectomy and right shoulder surgery scars, which was received by VA on that same day. The effective date of this grant of service connection is therefore November 20, 2012.
- Claimed conditions
- partial gastrectomy, right shoulder surgery
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 12, 2017
- Citation
- 1721292
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- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed all issues on appeal due to the Veteran's death.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to additional evidence being associated with the claim file after a supplemental statement of the case (SSOC). The Veteran was given an opportunity to review and respond to this new information.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected stomach disability, which includes partial gastrectomy and chronic ulcers, has been rated at 60 percent since June 7, 2016. The rating is based on severe post-gastrectomy syndrome with symptoms such as nausea, sweating, circulatory disturbances after meals, diarrhea, hypoglycemic symptoms, weight loss with malnutrition and anemia.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for diabetes, glaucoma, hypertension, and right shoulder disability (residuals of surgery) as the Veteran did not have these conditions during or within a year after his military service. The Board also found that there was no evidence linking any current disabilities to service.
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