The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for diverticulitis is denied as his symptoms do not warrant a higher rating under the applicable VA rating criteria.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms are indicative of pain, constipation, vomiting, and thickening of the colonic wall. These symptoms more nearly approximate the 30 percent criteria listed in DC 7319 or DC 7323.
- Claimed conditions
- Diverticulitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- December 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19195916
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Decisions by this judge: 2,011 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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