The Board has granted a 60 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected fissure in ano and perirectal abscess, status post fistulectomy, based on extensive leakage and fairly frequent involuntary bowel movements.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows that the veteran's disability meets the criteria for a 60 percent evaluation under Diagnostic Codes 7335-7332 due to extensive leakage and fairly frequent involuntary bowel movements.
- Claimed conditions
- Fissure in ano, Perirectal abscess
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- August 21, 2006
- Citation
- 0626038
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a perirectal abscess due to insufficient evidence in the January 2019 decision. The Veteran needs to provide additional medical records and undergo another VA examination.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran is entitled to a disability evaluation of 10 percent for fissure in ano as of January 31, 2006 and a disability evaluation of 30 percent for fissure in ano as of April 18, 2008.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn by the appellant through his authorized representative, thus dismissing the appeal.
- Denied
The veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred on August 21, 2005, and from August 22 to August 26, 2005 is denied as the criteria for payment under VA regulations are not met.
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