The Board granted an effective date of November 21, 2017 for a 40 percent rating for duodenal ulcer with helicobacter pylori. The Veteran's condition was found to have worsened and be related to his service-connected duodenal ulcers.
The deciding factor: The increase in disability was factually ascertainable as of November 21, 2017, the date of a treating clinician’s letter linking helicobacter pylori to the duodenal ulcer.
- Claimed conditions
- Duodenal Ulcer, Helicobacter Pylori
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- May 15, 2020
- Citation
- 20034143
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