The Board has granted service connection for transverse myelitis manifested by flaccid paraplegia with bowel and bladder incontinence, finding that the veteran's condition is more likely than not due to a parasitic infection contracted during his service in Korea. The veteran also qualifies for the maximum special monthly compensation rate due to his need for aid and attendance.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports a diagnosis of transverse myelitis caused by Schistosoma japonicum, which is more likely than not related to the veteran's service in Korea.
- Claimed conditions
- transverse myelitis, flaccid paraplegia, bowel and bladder incontinence
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 13, 2004
- Citation
- 0432964
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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.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for transverse myelitis, left lower extremity radiculopathy secondary to transverse myelitis, and urinary dysfunction secondary to transverse myelitis.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for transverse myelitis was dismissed due to a procedural defect.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for transverse myelitis to be readjudicated on the merits. The Veteran's theory of entitlement, which involves treatment for a service-connected left shoulder condition, was not previously adjudicated.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his transverse myelitis with sarcoidosis was related to his military service or a service-connected disability and ultimately resulted in his death. The Board resolved all reasonable doubt in favor of the appellant.
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