The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for his service-connected colon condition (benign polyps) is remanded.,The Veteran's claim for SMC under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s), prior to January 18, 2012, and from May 1, 2012, to February 7, 2017, is remanded.,The Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than February 8, 2017, for the award of a 100 percent disability rating for service-connected PTSD has been denied.
The deciding factor: No evidence was found to support an increase in severity of the Veteran’s colon condition prior to the assigned effective date.,The VA examination report did not include information regarding increased urinary frequency resulting from the Veteran's benign polyps, which could impact his SMC claim.,There is no evidence showing that the Veteran's PTSD had more nearly approximated the criteria for a 100 percent rating prior to February 8, 2017.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Colon condition (benign polyps)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 18, 2018
- Citation
- 18111899
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