The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected perianal scar, status post fistulectomy with incontinence, warrants a disability rating of 60 percent.
The deciding factor: The VA compensation and pension examination revealed extensive leakage on urination and lesser leakage at other times, which most nearly approximated the criteria for a 60 percent disability rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Perianal scarring, Incontinence
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- October 26, 2001
- Citation
- 0125336
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