The Veteran's abdominal muscle disability is related to an incident during his active duty service and is not already service connected. The Board has granted service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's abdominal muscle disability was found to be distinct from his existing service-connected disabilities, specifically the scars of the abdomen and rectus abdominus muscle adhesions resulting from a colostomy procedure during active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- abdominal muscle disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 19, 2023
- Citation
- 23051614
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What this means for you
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