The veteran's disability manifested by bladder incontinence and bowel incontinence is the result of her service-connected low back disability, which was found to be secondary to her spinal surgeries.
The deciding factor: The examiner opined that the veteran's neurological deficit related to surgical treatment for her lumbar condition, which is service connected.
- Claimed conditions
- Bladder incontinence, Bowel incontinence
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- July 17, 2000
- Citation
- 0018621
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What this means for you
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- Granted
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- Granted
The Board granted earlier effective dates of July 22, 2021, for the awards of service connection for urinary incontinence and bowel incontinence.
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