The Board granted compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for the Veteran's neurogenic bladder and neurogenic bowel with chronic constipation, finding that these conditions were related to complications from his cervical spine surgeries.
The deciding factor: The positive opinions of record, authored by the Veteran's treatment providers, established that the additional disabilities were not reasonably foreseeable but were directly caused by VA treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- neurogenic bladder, neurogenic bowel with chronic constipation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25047099
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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a neurogenic bladder as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar strain.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for several conditions effective April 16, 2007, but no earlier, and denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for constipation. SMC based on the need for aid and attendance was granted from August 30, 2013.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for neurogenic bladder to obtain a more adequate medical opinion regarding whether it is proximately due to or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected lumbosacral strain and intervertebral disc syndrome.
- Denied
The Board denied the claims for earlier effective dates for TDIU, DEA benefits, and service connection for various conditions due to lack of evidence of entitlement prior to November 21, 2000.
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