The Board has determined that the veteran's bladder dysfunction is not related to his service-connected back disability and therefore denied the claim.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not show that the veteran suffers from a bladder condition due to his service-connected back disability, but rather suggests benign prostatic hypertrophy as the cause of his symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- Bladder dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2002
- Citation
- 0213619
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Partly granted
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for urinary frequency as secondary to her service-connected intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS). The Veteran was granted SMC based on the need for aid and attendance due to her service-connected disabilities.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for bladder dysfunction as secondary to diabetes mellitus and for migraines as secondary to allergic rhinitis.
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