The Veteran's irritable colon syndrome is rated at 30 percent effective March 14, 2006. The Board also granted an earlier effective date of March 14, 2005, for the grant of a TDIU based on his service-connected PTSD.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's irritable colon syndrome is rated at 30 percent under Diagnostic Code 7319 due to its severe symptoms including alternating diarrhea and constipation with more or less constant abdominal distress. The effective date was advanced to March 14, 2005, as the Veteran now satisfies the criteria for a TDIU based on his service-connected PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- Irritable colon syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 17, 2016
- Citation
- 1605999
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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's irritable colon syndrome is currently rated as 10 percent disabling, and the Board has granted this rating.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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