The Board denied a higher disability rating for the Veteran's residuals of subtotal gastrectomy and vagotomy, finding that his symptoms do not warrant an evaluation in excess of 40 percent.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s symptoms did not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher disability rating under Diagnostic Code 7308 (Postgastrectomy syndromes).
- Claimed conditions
- Subtotal gastrectomy, Vagotomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- June 2, 2020
- Citation
- 20037679
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- Denied
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