Denied
The Board denied service connection for bowel incontinence and radiculopathies of various bilateral upper and lower extremities as secondary to a low back disability due to the lack of evidence showing current diagnoses.
The deciding factor: There is no persuasive weight of evidence indicating the Veteran has a current diagnosis for any of the claimed conditions, which are necessary elements for establishing service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- bowel incontinence, left lower extremity radiculopathy of the femoral, ilio-inguinal, sciatic, external cutaneous and obturator nerve, right lower extremity radiculopathy of the femoral, ilio-inguinal, sciatic, external cutaneous and obturator nerve, left upper extremity radiculopathy, right upper extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25096501
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