The veteran's service-connected residuals of postoperative sigmoid colon resection and cholecystectomy, with perianal fissure, is manifested by a perianal fissure and postprandial defecation reflex; and is not shown to be productive of severe symptoms, to include diarrhea and/or constipation with near constant abdominal distress, or loss of sphincter control requiring use of a pad.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows that the veteran's disability is manifested by moderate symptoms, warranting a 20 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 7329.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals, postoperative, sigmoid colon resection and cholecystectomy, Perianal fissure
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- April 4, 2008
- Citation
- 0811321
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