The Board has granted service connection for a cervical spine disability, finding that the Veteran's current DDD is related to his military service. However, the Board denied service connection for bowel incontinence due to lack of evidence showing a current diagnosis.
The deciding factor: The August 2017 VA opinion established a link between the Veteran's cervical condition and service, while the February 2016 VA examination found no current bowel disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease (DDD) of the cervical spine, Bowel incontinence
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 18, 2017
- Citation
- 1740230
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