The Veteran's claims for urinary problems, bowel impairment, and degenerative disc disease have been dismissed as the RO has granted service connection for these conditions in full.
The deciding factor: The RO found that the Veteran's claims were fully addressed by granting service connection with a complete grant of benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- Urinary problems, Bowel impairment, Degenerative disc disease (claimed as a back condition)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 25, 2024
- Citation
- A24014088
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's bladder and bowel impairments have been rated as noncompensable since February 13, 2020. The Board has determined that the current ratings do not account for the ameliorating effects of the medications prescribed for these conditions.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a separate 30 percent rating for Parkinsonism and denied service connection for diverticulosis, prostatic dysplasia, erectile dysfunction, IBS, stooped posture, right (eleventh cranial nerve), and left (eleventh cranial nerve). It also denied earlier effective dates for the award of service connection for urinary problems, RLE bradykinesia, LLE bradykinesia, RUE bradykinesia, and LUE bradykinesia.
- Granted
The Veteran's surviving spouse was granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance of another person due to his service-connected Parkinson's Disease.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for service connection of various disabilities, including Parkinson's disease and related conditions, as the earliest possible effective date was March 14, 2017, due to a new law that allowed presumptive service connection based on exposure to contaminants at Camp Lejeune.
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