The Veteran's appeals for service connection and a separate disability rating were dismissed. The Board found the Veteran eligible for specially adapted housing assistance due to his permanent total service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s service-connected disabilities precluded him from ambulating without an assistive device, meeting the criteria for specially adapted housing eligibility.
- Claimed conditions
- voiding dysfunction, bowel incontinence
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19170684
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's bowel incontinence is rated at 60 percent, but not more. The Board also granted a TDIU prior to January 18, 2013.
- Granted
The Veteran's Parkinson's disease and related disabilities have rendered him unable to live independently, requiring regular aid and assistance. The Board has granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for aid and attendance from May 6, 2023.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and increased ratings, finding no legal basis to award such. The Veteran was granted service connection for voiding dysfunction, prostate cancer residuals, and erectile dysfunction on November 6, 2020, with a noncompensable rating for ED.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection for various conditions have been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his claims at a hearing.
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