The Veteran's paralysis, bowel incontinence, and bladder incontinence are found to be caused by the delay in diagnosis and treatment by VA from November 21, 2003 to January 9, 2004. As a result, compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for these conditions are granted.
The deciding factor: The VHA physician concluded that the Veteran definitely received sub-standard treatment at VA and that some irreparable damage to the spinal cord occurred from November 2003 to January 2004, which led to his paralysis, bowel incontinence, and bladder incontinence.
- Claimed conditions
- paralysis, bowel incontinence, bladder incontinence
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 23, 2010
- Citation
- 1047804
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including renal failure, sleep apnea, erectile dysfunction, blackout spells, swelling of the eyelids, diminished eyesight, sleep deprivation, and bladder incontinence. The Board also denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for left ankle tendonitis associated with residual scar.
- Dismissed
The appeals for a compensable evaluation for bladder incontinence and bowel incontinence have been withdrawn and dismissed.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of April 24, 2014, for service connection for left and right lower extremity radiculopathy, a rating of 40 percent from April 24, 2014 to August 13, 2020 for the back disability, and a separate rating for bowel incontinence associated with the back disability.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, but granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.
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