The Board found that the veteran's anal incontinence is reasonably related to and an unintended consequence of a VA hemorrhoidectomy and fistulectomy performed on January 17, 1992. The claim for compensation benefits pursuant to 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 has been granted.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the veteran's anal incontinence was an unintended consequence of the VA surgical procedures performed in 1992 and found no fault on the part of VA.
- Claimed conditions
- anal incontinence
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 21, 2001
- Citation
- 0105203
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's anal incontinence is denied as it was not caused by VA carelessness, negligence, or similar fault.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for chronic diarrhea and anal incontinence, finding that the Veteran's conditions did not meet the criteria for service connection as they preexisted his entry into active duty.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's anal incontinence is granted as secondary to his service-connected hemorrhoids. His low back disability has been granted a 10% evaluation prior to December 13, 2010 and remains at that level as of December 13, 2010.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's anal incontinence was not caused or aggravated by active duty military service.
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