The Board has determined that the veteran's chronic bowel syndrome does not warrant an extraschedular evaluation, as there is no evidence of unusual disability picture or impractical application of regular schedular standards.
The deciding factor: The VA Under Secretary for Benefits or Director of Compensation and Pension Service must approve an extraschedular evaluation under certain circumstances. In this case, the veteran's chronic bowel syndrome has not rendered his disability picture unusual or required frequent periods of hospitalization.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic bowel syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 6, 2004
- Citation
- 0411910
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