Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disability but granted service connection for bowel dysfunction, which is secondary to the Veteran's service-connected low back disability.
The deciding factor: Service connection for neurogenic bowel was granted as it was found to be the result of the service-connected low back disability. The claim for a psychiatric disability was denied due to lack of evidence supporting a current diagnosis.
- Claimed conditions
- psychiatric disability, bowel dysfunction (neurogenic bowel)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25015422
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