The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for stress urinary incontinence and service connection for myomatous uterus status post total vaginal hysterectomy secondary to service-connected stress urinary incontinence. The claim for a temporary total disability rating due to convalescence following hospitalization from April 15, 1997 to April 18, 1997 was also denied.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show that the veteran's recovery required one month of convalescence or severe postoperative residuals as per VA regulations for a temporary total rating based on need for convalescence in connection with hospitalization.
- Claimed conditions
- stress urinary incontinence, myomatous uterus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 15, 2004
- Citation
- 0406730
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