The Veteran's GI disability is granted a 30 percent rating, but the claim for higher ratings is denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows symptoms consistent with a 30 percent rating under DC 7346, but not severe enough to warrant a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastrointestinal (GI) disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- October 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19177739
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.
What you can do next
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