The Board has determined that the criteria for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent are not met for chronic constipation.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show that the manifestations of appellant's service-connected chronic constipation more closely approximate those required for a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic constipation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 25, 2004
- Citation
- 0405222
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