The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various spinal disabilities and their residuals, as secondary to a service-connected right knee meniscus tear.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support that the Veteran's spinal cord injuries were caused by his service-connected right knee disability under the but-for causation standard established in Spicer v. McDonough.
- Claimed conditions
- Closed fracture of T1-T6, Neurogenic bladder, Right rib fracture, Complete paralysis right lower extremity due to spinal cord injury, Type 2 odontoid fracture, cervical spine C5-T1, Complete paralysis left lower extremity due to spinal cord injury
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25047300
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,456 · Granted: 23% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's neurogenic bladder condition is related to her service-connected back condition (lumbar sprain with thoracic spondylosis and scoliosis). Entitlement to service connection for neurogenic bladder, secondary to service-connected lumbar sprain with thoracic spondylosis and scoliosis, has been granted.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him so helpless as to be in need of regular aid and attendance, which was granted for special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted a 30 percent rating for irritable bowel syndrome, effective March 9, 2020. The Veteran's neurogenic bladder remains rated at 10 percent.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities require the aid and attendance of another person, warranting special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance.
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