The Veteran withdrew his appeal concerning the propriety of the severance of service connection for coronary artery disease, effective June 1, 2011.,Prior to October 30, 2007, there is no evidence that the Veteran's symptoms included anal leakage or involuntary bowel movements. From October 30, 2007 to September 14, 2008, the preponderance of the evidence is against a finding that the Veteran experienced extensive anal leakage and fairly frequent involuntary bowel movements.,From September 15, 2008 to December 11, 2011, the evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's symptoms most nearly approximated extensive anal leakage and fairly frequent involuntary bowel movements. The preponderance of the evidence is against a finding that the Veteran experienced a complete loss of sphincter control prior to December 12, 2011.
The deciding factor: The medical records do not consistently document symptoms such as extensive anal leakage or fairly frequent involuntary bowel movements.
- Claimed conditions
- Pruritus Ani and Hemorrhoids
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 1, 2014
- Citation
- 1452742
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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