The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for neurogenic bowel disorder and TDIU prior to July 18, 2018. The evidence did not support a current diagnosis of bowel incontinence or any other condition related to his lumbar spine disability.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no objective medical evidence supporting the Veteran's claim for bowel incontinence and concluded that there is insufficient evidence to support a diagnosis of bowel incontinence.
- Claimed conditions
- neurogenic bowel disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 5, 2023
- Citation
- 23043401
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