The Veteran's IBS is currently rated at 30 percent, and his cervical spondylosis with cervical strain is rated at 30 percent prior to December 1, 2021, and at 30 percent thereafter. The Veteran has been granted a rating of 30 percent for his cervical spondylosis with cervical strain effective December 1, 2021.,The Board has remanded the issue of service connection for rectal bleeding/hemorrhoids as secondary to IBS.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's IBS is currently rated at its maximum schedular rating under Diagnostic Code 7319, and a higher rating is not warranted based on additional functional impairment due to flare-ups or pain. The cervical spondylosis with cervical strain has been rated as 30 percent disabling since December 1, 2021.
- Claimed conditions
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Cervical Spondylosis with Cervical Strain, Lumbosacral Strain with Degenerative Changes
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 20, 2022
- Citation
- 22030039
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What this means for you
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