The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for service connection of bowel leakage, finding that the earliest intent to file was in February 2021.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence indicating an intent to file prior to the initial claim in February 2021.
- Claimed conditions
- bowel leakage
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 6, 2024
- Citation
- A24044001
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted effective dates of April 13, 2009 for service connection and SMC based on the loss of use of a creative organ for bowel leakage, bladder difficulties (interstitial cystitis), bilateral eye decreased visual acuity, erectile dysfunction, and multiple sclerosis.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal for an earlier effective date for the grants of service connection for bowel leakage, bladder difficulties, bilateral eye decreased visual acuity, and erectile dysfunction was dismissed as untimely.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's internal hemorrhoids with post anal fissure and bowel leakage are currently rated at 10 percent, but do not meet the criteria for a higher rating as they do not involve large or thrombotic hemorrhoids, bleeding, excessive redundant tissue, or persistent bowel leakage.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's ulcerative colitis and bowel leakage have been rated based on their current severity, with the ulcerative colitis receiving a 40 percent rating and the bowel leakage receiving a 10 percent rating. The appeal is denied as both conditions are rated appropriately.
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