The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for hypertension and the low back disability were dismissed. The claims for service connection for urinary disorder, bowel disorder, and headaches secondary to the low back disability were all denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a current diagnosis of urinary or bowel disorders, nor was there any medical link between the Veteran's headaches and his service-connected low back disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Urinary Disorder, Bowel Disorder, Headaches
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19161960
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
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