Denied
The Board denied a rating in excess of 60 percent for the Veteran's gastrointestinal disability and dismissed the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as moot.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under the applicable diagnostic codes, and she was already receiving a 100 percent schedular rating with special monthly compensation at the housebound rate, making TDIU moot.
- Claimed conditions
- small intestine bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) with laryngopharyngeal reflux
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- October 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25084812
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