The Board has granted an increased rating of 30 percent for the service-connected irritable colon syndrome, which is more severe than the current noncompensable rating.
The deciding factor: The veteran's symptoms, including frequent episodes of diarrhea and abdominal distress, are consistent with a 30 percent evaluation under Diagnostic Code 7319.
- Claimed conditions
- irritable colon syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 11, 2002
- Citation
- 0201375
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient reasoning regarding whether medication provided relief from symptoms and lessened disability severity.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for irritable colon syndrome was withdrawn by the Veteran and is therefore dismissed.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for dyspnea as a sign or symptom of an undiagnosed illness involving the respiratory system and denied a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for allergic rhinitis. Several other claims were remanded for further development.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for a stomach disability (other than GERD and hiatal hernia), diagnosed as irritable colon syndrome and diverticulitis, based on new and relevant evidence.
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