The Board has granted a 30 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected disorder of the colon and rectum, variously diagnosed, based on alternating diarrhea and constipation with more or less constant abdominal distress.
The deciding factor: The veteran's symptomatology satisfied the criteria for a 30 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 7319, which is analogous to irritable colon syndrome.
- Claimed conditions
- disorder of the colon and rectum, variously diagnosed
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 12, 2003
- Citation
- 0319988
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What this means for you
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