The Veteran's gastrointestinal symptoms, including daily diarrhea and abdominal distress, are rated at 30 percent for the entire period on appeal. The mental health condition is not service-connected.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's gastrointestinal symptoms meet the criteria for a 30 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 7319 due to severe level of symptoms involving alternating diarrhea with more or less constant abdominal distress.
- Claimed conditions
- psychophysiologic gastrointestinal reaction, severe level of symptoms involving alternating diarrhea with more or less constant abdominal distress
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- December 7, 2017
- Citation
- 1756348
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- Granted
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