The Veteran's service-connected radiation proctitis is rated at 10 percent for the entire appeal period, and a separate 10 percent rating is granted for painful bowel movements and bleeding.
The deciding factor: The disability has been consistently manifested by symptoms analogous to moderate irritable colon syndrome, which warrants a separate 10 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Radiation proctitis, Painful bowel movements and bleeding
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19172946
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for bladder cancer and erectile dysfunction, as well as radiation proctitis, rectitis, and cystitis, anal stricture, worsened anal fissures, and chronic anal fissure, caused by VA care.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted an effective date of April 25, 2018 for the assignment of a 60 percent rating for radiation proctitis. The evidence is in relative equipoise as to whether the appellant experienced extensive leakage and fairly frequent involuntary bowel movements since that date.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected radiation proctitis is rated at an initial 60 percent, effective from January 1, 2019.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's radiation proctitis has been rated at 30 percent since December 16, 2015. The rating is based on the severity of symptoms including alternating diarrhea and constipation with rectal bleeding.
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