The Board granted service connection for residuals of gastric bypass surgery and a stomach condition, finding that new and material evidence had been submitted since the previous denials.
The deciding factor: Obesity was found to be an intermediate step between the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability and her currently diagnosed gastric bypass surgery residuals, including adhesions.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of gastric bypass surgery, to include abdominal pain, chronic vomiting, and adhesions, Stomach condition
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 6, 2022
- Citation
- 22000828
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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