The Veteran's irritable colon syndrome is currently rated as 10 percent disabling, and the Board has granted this rating.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows that the Veteran’s irritable colon syndrome manifests with frequent episodes of bowel disturbance and abdominal distress, which aligns with the criteria for a 10% rating under Diagnostic Code 7319.
- Claimed conditions
- Irritable colon syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 7, 2019
- Citation
- 19177271
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Decisions by this judge: 1,071 · Granted: 26% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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