The Veteran's claim for an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for diarrhea has been granted, with a current effective date of April 17, 2009.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran had alternating diarrhea and constipation, which was more or less constant, meeting the criteria for a 30 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 7319.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral ankle stiffness and pain, bilateral hand pain and swelling, DJD of the cervical and lumbar spine, bilateral patellofemoral syndrome, diarrhea, prostatorrhea (penile discharge with bowel movements), right shoulder rotator cuff tear
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- December 23, 2009
- Citation
- 0948359
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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