The Veteran's claim for an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for hematochezia is denied as the medical evidence does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not establish that the Veteran’s hematochezia meets or exceeds the criteria for a disability evaluation in excess of 10 percent.
- Claimed conditions
- hematochezia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2019
- Citation
- 19109155
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,170 · Granted: 38% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for aid and attendance due to service-connected disabilities, but her claims for SMC based on housebound status, service connection for an eating disorder, bilateral hearing loss disability, and hematochezia are denied.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal of service connection for intestinal disorder has been dismissed due to his withdrawal request.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has awarded service connection for a digestive condition, diagnosed as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), which renders the claim of entitlement to service connection for chronic diarrhea with hematochezia moot.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's appeal should be restored to the VA legacy system and his September 2019 VA Form 10182 is accepted as a timely Notice of Disagreement (NOD). The Veteran will need to file a VA Form 9 substantive appeal to perfect his appeal for the issues on remand.
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