The Board has reduced the Veteran's rating for his service-connected Helicobacter pylori from 10 percent to noncompensable effective July 1, 2020. The reduction was proper as there is evidence of improvement in the condition.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms and helicobacter pylori were found to have resolved, warranting a reduction in his rating from 10 percent to noncompensable effective July 1, 2020.
- Claimed conditions
- Helicobacter pylori
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 12, 2026
- Citation
- A26022830
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- Partly granted
The Board denied an initial disability rating higher than 10 percent for lumbosacral strain, granted a separate 10 percent rating for radiculopathy of the right lower extremity effective December 18, 2020, and granted an initial 10 percent rating prior to July 15, 2020, but denied a compensable rating from July 15, 2020, for helicobacter pylori.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, particularly his PTSD, have prevented him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation during the period prior to September 16, 2016. The Board finds that the evidence is at least in approximate balance as to whether these conditions have impacted his ability to work.
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