The Veteran's duodenal ulcer was granted a 60 percent rating, and an effective date of January 24, 2012, for the grant of entitlement to total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) was also granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms more closely approximate those of severe duodenal ulcer with pain only partially relieved by standard therapy, periodic vomiting, recurrent hematemesis or melena, and manifestations of anemia and weight loss productive of definite impairment of health. The evidence shows that the Veteran has been unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected duodenal ulcer.
- Claimed conditions
- Duodenal ulcer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- May 15, 2025
- Citation
- 25006587
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Decisions by this judge: 2,249 · Granted: 37% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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The Board has determined that the Veteran's death was caused by anoxic encephalopathy and cardiac arrest, with underlying causes related to his service-connected duodenal ulcer. The cause of death is remanded for further development including obtaining a VA medical opinion regarding whether the use of PPIs contributed to his heart condition or aggravated it.
- Denied
The Board denied entitlement to a finding of total disability due to individual unemployability (TDIU) based on the Veteran's service-connected conditions prior to July 8, 2021.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher disability rating and TDIU, as his duodenal ulcer symptoms were no more than mild in severity throughout the period on appeal.
- Partly granted
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