The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for urinary stress incontinence and an increased rating for urinary tract infection, finding no current disability of urinary stress incontinence. The temporary total evaluation claim was also denied.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence establishing a current diagnosis of urinary stress incontinence or any other current disability related to service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Urinary Stress Incontinence, Urinary Tract Infection
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 30, 2002
- Citation
- 0208658
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- Granted
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- Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of May 29, 2018, for the grant of total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU).
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of urinary stress incontinence was denied as the evidence did not show that his bladder condition arose prior to April 4, 2020.
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