The Veteran's urinary and bowel disabilities are granted as secondary to her service-connected lumbar spine disability. The rating for the lumbar spine disability is increased to 20 percent.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a finding that the Veteran’s urinary and bowel disabilities are proximately due to her service-connected lumbar spine disability, meeting the criteria for secondary service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Urinary disability, Bowel disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- August 29, 2019
- Citation
- A19001048
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What this means for you
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