The Board has determined that the veteran's urethral strictures with diverticulum warrant a 60 percent evaluation, which is more than the current 40 percent rating. This decision is based on the severity of his symptoms including urinary frequency and recurrent urinary tract infections.
The deciding factor: The veteran's disability picture more nearly approximates the criteria for a 60 percent evaluation under voiding dysfunction due to his symptoms such as frequent urination, nocturia, and recurring urinary tract infections.
- Claimed conditions
- urethral strictures, diverticulum
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- July 12, 2000
- Citation
- 0018245
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What this means for you
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- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for urethral strictures, and the Board dismissed the case.
- Dismissed
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- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for urethral strictures and remanded the issue of service connection for hypertension, to include as secondary to a service-connected disability.
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