The veteran's chronic bowel disease results in two to four bowel movements per day without severe diarrhea and more or less constant abdominal distress. There is occasional fecal leakage, but not involuntary bowel movements due to loss of sphincter control.
The deciding factor: The veteran's symptoms do not meet the criteria for a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 7319 (irritable colon syndrome) as he does not manifest severe symptoms with diarrhea or alternating diarrhea and constipation. His complaints of bowel dysfunction involving urgency or incontinence are closely analogous to impairment of sphincter control under Diagnostic Code 7332.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic bowel disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 29, 2008
- Citation
- 0817692
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- Granted
The Veteran's chronic bowel disease is currently rated at 100 percent since October 21, 2009. The condition has resulted in complete loss of sphincter control.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for chronic bowel disease and assigned a 10 percent rating effective September 30, 1996. The veteran's condition is characterized by approximately 4 urgent bowel movements per day with occasional stool leakage but good sphincter control.
- Granted
The veteran's chronic bowel disease is related to his active duty service and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.
- Denied
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