The Board has granted service connection for C5 incomplete quadriplegia, finding that it is proximately due to or a result of the Veteran's service-connected PTSD. The other issues on appeal have been remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran’s exaggerated startle response to loud noises was likely caused by his service-connected PTSD and contributed to him losing control of his motorcycle, resulting in the accident.
- Claimed conditions
- C5 incomplete quadriplegia, bowel incontinence, bladder incontinence
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2020
- Citation
- 20078681
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What this means for you
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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.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for bowel incontinence and residuals scarring associated with a colon biopsy are denied, as is his claim for service connection for chronic headaches. His claims for lumbosacral strain and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy are granted.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for bowel incontinence was granted with an effective date of November 12, 2015. The Board found that the AOJ did not properly handle the supplemental claim application and implicitly waived any procedural defects.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete evidence, specifically VA treatment records from 'SAMMC'. The Veteran is also required to undergo a secondary service connection opinion regarding his sleep deprivation claim.
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