The Veteran's peripheral vascular disease, degenerative joint and disc disease of the thoracolumbar spine, post-operative status bowel resection, carcinoma of the cecum and bowel, and fecal incontinence are not service-connected. The Board denied these claims as they were not caused or aggravated by a service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's peripheral vascular disease was found to be unrelated to his service-connected post-operative status bowel resection. His degenerative joint and disc disease of the thoracolumbar spine did not meet the criteria for a higher rating, and his fecal incontinence was considered constant but mild.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral vascular disease, Degenerative joint and disc disease of the thoracolumbar spine, Post-operative status bowel resection, carcinoma of the cecum and bowel, Fecal incontinence
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- April 9, 2019
- Citation
- 19127046
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