The Board granted a 10 percent rating for chronic gastroenteritis prior to September 4, 2025.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms of abdominal pain related to defecation and occasional diarrhea met the criteria for a 10 percent rating under DC 7319.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic gastroenteritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25105900
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,329 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for abdominal pain, chronic gastroenteritis, and a back disorder due to lack of evidence of current disabilities.,The issues of entitlement to service connection for erectile dysfunction, sleep apnea, and left foot pain are being remanded for further development.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected chronic gastroenteritis is rated at a 20 percent since March 13, 2012. The condition was manifested by periodic abdomen pain, bloating and cramping, occasional diarrhea, or characteristic circulatory symptoms of Postgastrectomy syndrome.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to new medical records received by VA in June 2014.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for scheduling a Travel Board hearing. The issues include service connection claims and reopening of previously denied claims.
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