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
- left lower extremity radiculopathy secondary to transverse myelitis, 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
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Decisions by this judge: 2,341 · Granted: 33% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for transverse myelitis was dismissed due to a procedural defect.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for transverse myelitis to be readjudicated on the merits. The Veteran's theory of entitlement, which involves treatment for a service-connected left shoulder condition, was not previously adjudicated.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his transverse myelitis with sarcoidosis was related to his military service or a service-connected disability and ultimately resulted in his death. The Board resolved all reasonable doubt in favor of the appellant.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for transverse myelitis, a heart disorder (claimed as heart failure takotsubo), and hypertension due to potential errors in the duty to assist.
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