The veteran's service-connected urinary incontinence is rated at 40 percent, effective September 16, 1996. The Board found that the current rating adequately reflects her disability.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show that the veteran required an absorbent pad changed more than four times per day for voiding dysfunction.
- Claimed conditions
- Urinary incontinence
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- June 26, 2000
- Citation
- 0016840
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
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- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to an impermissible concurrent election of review options.
- Partly granted
The appeal was partially granted and dismissed, with service connection for urinary incontinence being granted while other claims were either denied or remanded.
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