The veteran's service-connected residuals of rectal polypectomy were rated at 10 percent prior to June 20, 2008, and increased to 60 percent effective from that date.
The deciding factor: The veteran exhibited symptomatology sufficient to warrant a higher evaluation as of the June 20, 2008 examination, including extensive leakage and fairly frequent involuntary bowel movements.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic right knee disability, chronic left knee disability, residuals of rectal polypectomy, degenerative joint disease/degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- February 5, 2009
- Citation
- 0904213
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,011 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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- Dismissed
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