The Board granted earlier effective dates for the establishment of service connection for left and right lower extremity PAD, residuals of a spinal cord infarction, bowel disorder, and voiding dysfunction.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims were granted based on the earliest date entitlement arose for each condition, as supported by medical records and evidence of record.
- Claimed conditions
- Left lower extremity peripheral artery disease (PAD), Right lower extremity PAD, Residuals of a spinal cord infarction, Total loss of bowel sphincter control (bowel disorder) due to residuals of a spinal cord infarction, Voiding dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25110742
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,185 · Granted: 28% (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 partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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