The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's lumbar spine condition, IBS, and status post anal fissure repair. The initial ratings assigned are 10 percent for IBS and noncompensable for status post anal fissure repair.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports a finding of severe IBS with diarrhea and constant abdominal distress, warranting the maximum schedular rating of 30 percent under DC 7399-7319. The Veteran's status post anal fissure repair is rated noncompensable as there are no symptoms of leakage or involuntary bowel movements.
- Claimed conditions
- Discogenic disc disease of the lumbar spine, Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), Status post anal fissure repair
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- December 13, 2012
- Citation
- 1242632
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