The Veteran's service-connected residuals of a bamboo stick to the rectum do not meet the criteria for an increased disability rating. The VA examiner found no residual disabilities other than occasional abdominal pain, and thus did not warrant a compensable evaluation.
The deciding factor: The examination findings showed no loss of sphincter control or leakage, with normal degree of sphincter control and no rectal incontinence.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of a Bamboo Stick to the Rectum, Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (to include Posttraumatic Stress Disorder)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 4, 2009
- Citation
- 0920937
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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