The Board denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to a temporary total convalescent rating following hospitalization from June 22, 1998, to July 3, 1998, for service-connected disabilities because there was no competent medical evidence establishing a relationship between the surgeries during that period and his service-connected urethral stricture with prostatitis.
The deciding factor: The Board found that while urethral stricture was noted on hospital admission, subsequent cystoscopies did not reveal significant obstruction in the urethra. The veteran's neurogenic bladder, which is a nonservice-connected condition, was the basis for the surgeries performed during his hospitalization.
- Claimed conditions
- urethral stricture due to trauma, postoperative, with prostatitis, neurogenic bladder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 2, 2000
- Citation
- 0020276
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a neurogenic bladder as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar strain.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for several conditions effective April 16, 2007, but no earlier, and denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for constipation. SMC based on the need for aid and attendance was granted from August 30, 2013.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for neurogenic bladder to obtain a more adequate medical opinion regarding whether it is proximately due to or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected lumbosacral strain and intervertebral disc syndrome.
- Denied
The Board denied the claims for earlier effective dates for TDIU, DEA benefits, and service connection for various conditions due to lack of evidence of entitlement prior to November 21, 2000.
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