The Board has granted a 40 percent evaluation for the service-connected chronic cystitis, which requires wearing absorbent materials more than 4 times per day or awakening to urinate 5 or more times per night.
The deciding factor: The veteran's condition met the criteria for a 40 percent evaluation based on frequency of urination and use of absorbent materials.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic cystitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- July 15, 2004
- Citation
- 0418912
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Decisions by this judge: 1,458 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran is in need of regular aid and attendance due to her service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, depression, cystitis, and urinary incontinence. The decision grants SMC based on the need for regular aid and attendance.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for compensable ratings for allergic rhinitis and chronic cystitis have been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.
- Granted
The Veteran's urinary dysfunction, due to service-connected chronic cystitis and urethritis, has been productive of continual urine leakage and urinary incontinence requiring the wearing of absorbent materials which must be changed more than four times a day. The Board granted an increased rating of 60 percent for this condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for low back pain, sciatica, and chronic cystitis due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran. The claim for a sleeping disorder (insomnia) is also remanded as it may be related to the Veteran's back disability.
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