The Board granted service connection for bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy and bowel dysfunction, secondary to prostate cancer.
The deciding factor: The evidence is approximately evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy is related to his active duty service. The evidence of record reflects that the Veteran's bowel dysfunction was caused by his service-connected prostate cancer.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, bowel dysfunction, secondary to prostate cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 17, 2024
- Citation
- A24066851
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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