The Veteran's service-connected residuals of appendectomy are found to have caused her current bowel perforation and associated ileus, which in turn led to joint pain disorders. The appeal is granted for both the bowel perforation and related secondary joint pain disorders.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that the Veteran's service-connected residuals of appendectomy caused her current bowel perforation and subsequent ileus, leading to multiple joint pain disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of bowel perforation, joint pain disorder
- 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
- 24007408
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What this means for you
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