The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bladder dysfunction, right radiculopathy, and left radiculopathy as secondary to his service-connected low back strain. The Board found that there was not sufficient medical evidence to establish a nexus between the claimed conditions and the service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The Board denied service connection on the grounds that the submitted opinions were inadequate for rating purposes and because the Veteran failed to report for scheduled examinations, resulting in the claims being rated based on the evidence of record.
- Claimed conditions
- Bladder dysfunction, Right radiculopathy, Left radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 27, 2020
- Citation
- A20009420
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various disabilities and an increased rating for insomnia, as the evidence did not support a finding of service connection or an increase in disability.
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