The Veteran's bowel disability (diverticulitis) is granted as secondary to service-connected disabilities and associated medications.,The Veteran's bladder disability (recurrent UTIs and BPH) is granted as secondary to service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: Service connection for the Veteran's bowel and bladder disabilities was granted based on their being aggravated by his service-connected disabilities and associated medications.
- Claimed conditions
- bowel disability (diverticulitis), bladder disability, thyroid disability (hypothyroidism)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 12, 2024
- Citation
- 24007303
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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