The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bowel incontinence, urinary incontinence, and groin numbness as secondary to her service-connected back disability. The Board found that there was no causal or aggravating relationship between these conditions and her service-connected back disability.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinions provided did not establish a clear link between the Veteran's service-connected back disability and her bowel incontinence, urinary incontinence, or groin numbness.
- Claimed conditions
- bowel incontinence, urinary incontinence, groin numbness
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 14, 2021
- Citation
- 21002713
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
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- Whole decision: Denied
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