The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed conditions, including an intramedullary ependymoma of T12-L2 and various gastrointestinal and genitourinary issues. The Board found that these conditions were not due to disease or injury incurred in service, nor could they be presumed to have been caused by exposure to herbicides (Agent Orange).
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the veteran's intramedullary ependymoma of T12-L2 was not related to his service and did not arise from any disease or injury. The same held true for the various gastrointestinal and genitourinary issues, which were also deemed unrelated to service.
- Claimed conditions
- fecal incontinence, intramedullary ependymoma of T12-L2
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 17, 2003
- Citation
- 0313049
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