The Board has granted a 10 percent disability rating for the appellant's service-connected chronic diarrhea, effective from February 1, 2001. The claims for increased ratings for chronic tension headaches and post-traumatic stress disorder are remanded.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows that the appellant experiences frequent episodes of bowel disturbance with abdominal distress, warranting a 10 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 7319.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic diarrhea, chronic tension headaches, post-traumatic stress disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 16, 2006
- Citation
- 0617659
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