The Board found that the veteran's bladder dysfunction was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service and is not proximately due to or the result of her service-connected back disability.
The deciding factor: Service medical records are negative for any report of or finding of bladder dysfunction. The examiner opined that the veteran’s stress urinary incontinence was likely as a result of vaginal birth, which led to pelvic floor laxity, and unlikely to have been caused by the back injury sustained while in service.
- Claimed conditions
- Bladder Dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 29, 2004
- Citation
- 0427115
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- Denied
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- Granted
The Board has restored the Veteran's 20% rating for bladder dysfunction, finding that the reduction from 20% to 0% was not proper and void ab initio.
- Granted
The Veteran is granted SMC based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities, including depression and other conditions. The effective date of this decision is August 28, 2023.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether bladder dysfunction, including urinary incontinence, is related to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability. The AOJ must obtain an adequate opinion on this issue.
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