Granted
The veteran's service connection for radiation proctitis and colitis was granted an earlier effective date of October 1, 2017. The veteran was also assigned a 60% rating and TDIU effective the same date.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's symptoms began as early as October 1, 2017, and resolved reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- radiation proctitis, colitis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Ionizing radiation
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- January 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25006365
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