The Veteran's claim for a higher disability rating and effective date for residuals of a perforated colon was granted, with the effective date set at March 19, 2009.
The deciding factor: The Veteran met the schedular requirements for a TDIU beginning March 19, 2009 due to his service-connected disabilities preventing him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.
- Claimed conditions
- perforated colon
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- May 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19134673
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Decisions by this judge: 2,088 · Granted: 33% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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The Board has remanded the case for further development to determine if the Veteran's chest pain, pleurisy, diverticulitis, perforated colon, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) are related to service. The VA will conduct a respiratory examination to assess the etiology of these conditions.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for lower gastrointestinal disability, finding that there was no evidence to support a direct link between his current condition and his military service.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 60 percent for prostate cancer is dismissed as he withdrew his claim. The Board also remanded the issue of compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for additional disability from a February 2021 VA colonoscopy, to include residuals of perforated colon.
- Dismissed
The appeal for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for perforated colon and gallbladder removal is dismissed due to the appellant's death.
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