The Veteran is granted a disability evaluation of 20 percent for symptoms following resection of the large intestine from May 26, 2011 to August 18, 2022.,For the period after August 18, 2022, the Veteran's symptoms are rated at 40 percent.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms following large resection of the intestine have been severe since August 18, 2022.
- Claimed conditions
- Resection of the large intestine, Status post removal of the left kidney
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- January 18, 2024
- Citation
- 24002654
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,858 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection for resection of the large intestine and ulcerative colitis with stoma and port-a-cath are being remanded due to duty-to-assist errors. The Veteran will be scheduled for VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of his conditions.
- Granted
The Veteran's initial disability rating for colon cancer with resection of the large intestine is granted at a 20 percent level, effective from March 16, 2021.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case for further examination and clarification regarding the use of clindamycin in treatment and its appropriateness given the Veteran's history, as well as whether the large intestine resection was a reasonably foreseeable outcome.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of resection of the large intestine, finding that there was no evidence linking his current condition to his military service.
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