The Board has found a preponderance of the evidence supports service connection for the veteran's prolapsed bladder and urinary stress incontinence, which is secondary to her service-connected hysterectomy and salpingo-oophorectomy. The issue of entitlement under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 remains moot due to the grant of service connection.
The deciding factor: The veteran's prolapsed bladder and urinary stress incontinence are found to be secondary to her service-connected hysterectomy and salpingo-oophorectomy, which is a recognized theory of service connection (secondary).
- Claimed conditions
- prolapsed bladder, urinary stress incontinence
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 29, 2003
- Citation
- 0321893
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