The Board granted a rating of 40 percent for gastritis, finding the Veteran's symptoms met the criteria for this rating.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms included four or more recurring episodes per year of severe and not severe symptoms, abdominal pain occurring at least monthly that was only partially relieved by standard ulcer therapy, and recurrent nausea and vomiting more than four times per year, which met the criteria for a 40 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 7306.
- Claimed conditions
- gastritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- April 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25031375
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.
- Granted
The Board granted a rating of 60 percent from January 27, 2016 to July 7, 2022 for the Veteran's duodenal ulcer, duodenitis, gastritis, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a compensable rating and an increased rating for gastritis, gastroenteritis, and GERD to obtain a retrospective medical opinion on the severity of the Veteran's symptoms without the ameliorative effects of medication.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an increased rating in excess of 40 percent for service-connected gastritis.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for gastritis, finding new and relevant evidence that the Veteran's current diagnosis of gastritis had its onset in service.
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