Granted
The Board granted service connection for a bowel disability, diagnosed as chronic constipation, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar strain with low back pain and traumatic arthritis.
The deciding factor: The examiner opined that the Veteran's chronic constipation was due to opioid-induced constipation from medication prescribed for his service-connected lower back disability.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic constipation
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- October 8, 2025
- Citation
- 25012652
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