Look at the justification and APPEAL... For years I was given 30% for anxiety and 10% tbi with 0% for chronic migraines. I am now rated 70% for PTSD combat related... gee... maybe the article 15s after my second deployment had something to do with it... still only 10% tbi because even though I have SIGNIFICANT deficits... I still rate better cognitively than most civilians... this is coming from a civilian outside the VA who did my final C&P exam. I caught the VA in enough shit with my file on how they low balled me... given another month... I might get P&T at 100% with crohns... losing a ton of weight without intent. I went from 268 on April 2nd to 231 as of yesterday. Try to look at the C&P eval and if ANYTHING is inconsistent to the record... submit a rebuttal. If your regional office is Oakland, I have a few POCs so you can get things rolling. At 50% he will still retire but... if you keep fighting for what you feel is accurate, you can get a higher rating. They never rated my leakage and fistulas prior to crohns and now rated that at 10%... because I have to consistently change dressings. That one goes from 0, 10, 60, 100... at 60 I need to have incontinence and need depends... thankfully not there yet. At 100... which I may just plead to get there for better quality of life... jpouch or colostomy bag. Its funny... PTSD is rated higher but like the psychologist said... much of my affect and attitude is due to chronic pain from crohns. I can cope otherwise with my nuttiness.