The Board granted service connection for transverse myelitis, left lower extremity radiculopathy secondary to transverse myelitis, and urinary dysfunction secondary to transverse myelitis.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on the nexus between the Veteran's in-service herbicide exposure and his current conditions, as well as the evidence linking these conditions to his service-connected transverse myelitis.
- Claimed conditions
- transverse myelitis, left lower extremity radiculopathy secondary to transverse myelitis, urinary dysfunction secondary to transverse myelitis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25050611
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
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
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