The Board has granted service connection for neurogenic bowel on a secondary basis, finding that the Veteran's condition is related to his service-connected spondylosis at L4-5 and L5-S1. The decision resolves all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence establishes that the Veteran's neurogenic bowel is caused by nerve damage at the L2-L5 level, which is associated with his service-connected spondylosis at those levels.
- Claimed conditions
- Neurogenic bowel
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 10, 2023
- Citation
- 23037936
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