Granted
The Board granted a 60 percent disability rating for peptic ulcer disease and a 70 percent initial disability rating for PTSD, effective from April 26, 2019.
The deciding factor: There was an approximate balance of positive and negative evidence regarding the severity of symptoms due to both conditions between April 26, 2019 and March 16, 2020, leading to a grant of the higher ratings based on the doctrine of reasonable doubt.
- Claimed conditions
- Peptic Ulcer Disease, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25103927
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