The Board has granted an effective date of September 30, 1992 for the award of service connection for a large intestine disorder. This decision is based on the Veteran's in-service surgeries and subsequent medical records.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's in-service surgeries and long-standing scarring within the abdominal cavity led to the development of intestinal adhesions, which constituted a disability that arose by September 30, 1992, the day following her separation from active service.
- Claimed conditions
- large intestine disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 4, 2021
- Citation
- 21012458
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Look up the original decision on VA.gov (opens in a new tab) using citation 21012458.
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a gallbladder disorder, but denied service connection for a large intestine disorder.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for the issuance of an SOC regarding her motion to revise rating decisions that denied service connection for a large intestine disorder on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE). The earlier effective date claim will be held in abeyance as it is inextricably intertwined with the Veteran's CUE motion.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including a VA examination to assess the severity of her service-connected pelvic adhesions and consideration of whether any rating decision prior to March 2008 should be revised on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) to assign an effective date prior to January 24, 2006, for the grant of service connection for a large intestine disorder.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
Free starter guide for your own claim
Reading this because you were denied or under-rated? Get the plain-English next steps — your appeal options, the deadline that protects you, and how appeals like yours turn out. One email, no spam.
We will only use this to send the guide. No spam, unsubscribe any time. We never sell your information.
We are not the VA. Veterans’ Rights is an independent resource built for veterans. We are not the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, not part of the government, and not endorsed by any government agency.
This is general information, not legal advice. For advice about your own situation, talk to a VA-accredited representative — many help for free.