The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, characterized as PTSD, is granted service connection. Service connection for diverticulitis and colonic polyps is denied. The Veteran's hemorrhoids are assigned a 10 percent rating prior to January 9, 2013, with no higher ratings considered warranted.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports the diagnosis of PTSD as having an in-service onset, while the colon condition was not found to be related to service-connected conditions or secondary to hemorrhoids.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (Posttraumatic Stress Disorder), Colon Condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 27, 2019
- Citation
- 19114328
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