The Veteran's claim for a separate compensable rating for neurogenic bowel dysfunction, secondary to his service-connected lumbar spine disability is denied as there are no objective neurologic abnormalities of the bowels or bowel disabilities.
The deciding factor: There were no objective neurologic abnormalities of the bowels or bowel disabilities during the pendency of this claim.
- Claimed conditions
- neurogenic bowel dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 13, 2018
- Citation
- 18125971
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