The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of urinary dysfunction as secondary to her service-connected lumbosacral spine disability. The Board found that there was no evidence showing a direct relationship between her spinal condition and her urinary dysfunction.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner determined that the Veteran's urinary dysfunction is less likely related to her spinal disability, attributing it instead to urethral hypermobility due to prior childbirth-related surgeries.
- Claimed conditions
- Urinary Dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 14, 2017
- Citation
- 1704450
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for urinary dysfunction, claimed as secondary to his service-connected sleep apnea, is being remanded due to duty-to-assist errors. The Board requires a VA examination by a urologist to determine if the Veteran's urinary dysfunction was caused or aggravated by his service-connected sleep apnea.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for urinary dysfunction disability, finding that it is proximately due to or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected obstructive sleep apnea.
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