The Board has determined that the effective date for the grant of service connection for loss of sphincter control is January 16, 2001.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim was received by VA on January 16, 2001, and she reported experiencing fecal leakage due to poor sphincter control since then. The Board found that the earliest date of entitlement arose from her report in May 31, 2001.
- Claimed conditions
- loss of sphincter control
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 18, 2012
- Citation
- 1232046
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including diabetes mellitus, loss of feeling in the pelvic area, pinched nerve on the right side of the neck, cervicalgia, ankle disabilities, sphincter control issues, bladder control issues, and hematochezia are remanded due to insufficient evidence or need for further examination.
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