The Veteran's claims for service connection for a nerve disability and bladder dysfunction secondary to his service-connected back disability have been denied. His claim for an increased rating for ankylosing spondylosis has also been denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support the presence of a nerve disability or bladder dysfunction that is proximately due to or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected back disability, and his ankylosing spondylosis was rated at 40 percent based on unfavorable ankylosis of the entire thoracolumbar spine.
- Claimed conditions
- nerve disability, bladder dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- October 24, 2019
- Citation
- A19002200
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Veteran's claims for a TDIU prior to October 28, 2014 and temporary total evaluation for thoracolumbar spine disability were denied. Claims for evaluations in excess of the current ratings for bowel disability (from February 4, 2015 to May 18, 2024) and bladder dysfunction (from February 4, 2015 to April 18, 2024) are also denied.
- Granted
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for TDIU prior to January 30, 2018 is dismissed as the Board has already granted TDIU from April 29, 2015 based on the earliest possible effective date.
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