The veteran's cystocele was rated at 20 percent prior to May 25, 1993 and at 40 percent from May 25, 1993 onwards.
The deciding factor: The veteran's symptoms of urinary frequency less than one hour required a higher rating under the old criteria but did not meet the new criteria for incontinence requiring an appliance or changing absorbent materials more than four times per day.
- Claimed conditions
- Cystocele
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 21, 2000
- Citation
- 0010735
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- Granted
From January 29, 2001, through April 18, 2006, the veteran's cystocele required changing absorbent materials two to three times per day. From April 18, 2006, she needed to change them more than four times per day.
- Denied
The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection as her disability resulting from hysterectomy, salpingo-oophorectomy and repair for vaginal prolapse, cystocele, and rectocele is not related to her service-connected squamous cell insitu of the cervix.
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