The Board has granted higher disability evaluations for the veteran's service-connected conditions, including loss of use of both lower extremities (100%), urinary incontinence (60% since June 9, 2005), bowel incontinence (30%), paresis of the left upper extremity (30%), and paresis of the right upper extremity (20%). The veteran's nystagmus remains at a 10% rating.
The deciding factor: The RO increased the disability evaluation for urinary incontinence to 60% effective from June 9, 2005, based on the severity and frequency of the veteran's symptoms. Other conditions remained at their current ratings as they were not subject to further increase under the criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- loss of use of both lower extremities, urinary incontinence, bowel incontinence, paresis of the left upper extremity, paresis of the right upper extremity, nystagmus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- September 25, 2006
- Citation
- 0630239
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- Dismissed
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- Denied
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