The veteran's bowel and bladder dysfunction is not compensable under 1151, but his left elbow arthritis due to a fall in the hospital is compensable.
The deciding factor: The VA treatment did not cause additional disability as there was no evidence of electroshock therapy or unforeseeable events.
- Claimed conditions
- bowel and bladder dysfunction, left elbow arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- August 4, 2004
- Citation
- 0421380
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for the issues of entitlement to service connection of right and left elbow arthritis, as well as left shoulder arthritis.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for left elbow arthritis, finding that the Veteran's current condition was caused by an in-service injury.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for multiple arthritic conditions as further development is needed.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for left elbow arthritis, finding a nexus between the in-service injury and the current disability.
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