A 60 percent disability rating for IBS with GERD, effective October 30, 2015, is granted.,A separate 10 percent disability rating for internal hemorrhoids, also effective October 30, 2015, is granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's IBS with GERD symptoms have been productive of severe impairment of health, including recurrent vomiting, recurrent melena, and significant weight loss. The Board has resolved doubt in favor of the Veteran and elevated her rating to the next higher evaluation.,Internal hemorrhoids were found to be part of the Veteran's IBS symptomatology, with frequent rectal bleeding noted on a 2002 colonoscopy report.
- Claimed conditions
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (IBS with GERD), Internal Hemorrhoids
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- June 7, 2022
- Citation
- 22033138
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