The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating prior to August 28, 2018 for bowel impairment associated with residuals of a stroke is denied.
The deciding factor: A VA examiner concluded that the Veteran’s bowel obstruction was unrelated to his service-connected stroke and instead related to a pre-existing hernia surgery in 2008.
- Claimed conditions
- bowel impairment
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 16, 2020
- Citation
- 20061041
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