The VA determined that the veteran's service-connected ruptured bladder did not warrant an evaluation in excess of 10 percent, as his symptoms were more likely due to benign prostatic hypertrophy.
The deciding factor: The veteran's nocturia and daytime voiding frequency are attributed primarily to benign prostatic hypertrophy rather than his service-connected bladder disability.
- Claimed conditions
- ruptured bladder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- August 11, 2004
- Citation
- 0422072
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The VA determined that the veteran's residuals of urethral dilatation, including hematuria, incontinence, a ruptured bladder, and difficulty voiding, were not caused by negligence or lack of proper skill on the part of VA medical personnel. The decision found these complications to be reasonably foreseeable.
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