The Board granted service connection for colonic inertia and assigned a 30 percent evaluation, effective June 6, 2002. The veteran's claim of an increased rating for his left knee disability is remanded.
The deciding factor: The RO considered the veteran's new evidence showing treatment for constipation and redundant sigmoid colon, which was previously unconsidered.
- Claimed conditions
- colonic inertia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- November 23, 2004
- Citation
- 0431025
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