The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for rectal incontinence, finding no evidence that it was caused or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities or any other in-service injury.
The deciding factor: The July 2024 medical opinions found no nexus between the Veteran's rectal incontinence and his service-connected disabilities or any other in-service injury.
- Claimed conditions
- rectal incontinence
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25094139
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,911 · Granted: 10% (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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for rectal incontinence and urinary incontinence due to nerve damage, as they are secondary to the Veteran's service-connected back disability. The case is being returned for an adequate opinion regarding the nature and etiology of these conditions.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's VA compensation benefits were reduced, severed and discontinued due to 'fraud' under 38 C.F.R. § 3.1(aa)(2). The AOJ is required to provide a summary of this regulation and allow the Veteran and his attorney a reasonable time to respond before readjudicating the claims.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's rectal incontinence associated with prostate cancer residuals was granted a 60% rating prior to October 31, 2018. From that date, the Veteran is not entitled to a higher rating.
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