The Veteran's PUP residuals with GERD and gastritis are rated at 60 percent, effective January 14, 2013. The Board also granted TDIU from January 14, 2013 to April 23, 2014.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's PUP residuals with GERD and gastritis were found to be severe and warrant a 60 percent disability rating under Diagnostic Code 7304. The Board also determined that the Veteran was unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities, granting TDIU from January 14, 2013 to April 23, 2014.
- Claimed conditions
- peptic ulcer perforation, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), gastritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- April 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19124986
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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