The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 40 percent for gastrointestinal symptoms including nausea, dizziness and epigastric distress.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's condition did not meet the criteria for a higher rating as there was no evidence of identifiable ongoing impairment of health related to his symptoms, incapacitating episodes averaging ten days or more in duration, or manifestations of anemia and weight loss productive of definite impairment of health.
- Claimed conditions
- nausea, dizziness and epigastric distress
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- January 24, 2024
- Citation
- 24003573
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
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