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
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- 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
The Board granted service connection for a duodenal ulcer and denied service connection for degenerative disc disease, lumbar spine (lumbar spine DDD). The anterior pituitary condition was remanded.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the cause of death and entitlement to Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) as there was no evidence linking the Veteran's causes of death to his active service.
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