The Board denied service connection for bowel and bladder incontinence, as well as increased ratings for sciatic nerve radiculopathy of the left and right lower extremities. The Veteran's hypertension was also not found to be related to his military service or diabetes.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a current diagnosis of bowel and bladder incontinence, nor did it establish that the Veteran had at least severe paralysis of either lower extremity. For hypertension, the Board noted insufficient evidence to determine its relation to service or diabetes.
- Claimed conditions
- bowel and bladder incontinence, hypertension
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19100380
What this means for you
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