The Veteran's service-connected gastrointestinal disabilities have been granted ratings and a TDIU prior to February 28, 2012.
The deciding factor: The evidence demonstrated that the Veteran's service-connected conditions rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to February 28, 2012.
- Claimed conditions
- Duodenal Ulcer Disease, Chronic Hiatal Hernia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2018
- Citation
- 1805628
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted a TDIU effective from May 17, 2016, based on the combined impact of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendering him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for TDIU is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and records.
- Whole decision: Denied
The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for degenerative joint disease of the right wrist, residuals of a fracture of the fourth and fifth metacarpal joints, postoperative arthrodesis, and duodenal ulcer disease are denied as there is no evidence showing that these conditions warrant ratings in excess of 10 percent.
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