The Veteran's claim for a higher level of SMC and an earlier effective date was granted, with the SMC at the P-1 rate being effective from December 19, 1991.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected multiple sclerosis resulted in significant physical disabilities including loss of use of both lower extremities, urinary and bowel incontinence. These conditions met the criteria for the highest level of SMC (P-1).
- Claimed conditions
- loss of use of both lower extremities, urinary incontinence, bowel incontinence
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 24, 2009
- Citation
- 0931767
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's bowel incontinence is rated at 60 percent, but not more. The Board also granted a TDIU prior to January 18, 2013.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left knee disability, but denied her claims for acid reflux disease and urinary incontinence. The decision also remanded her bilateral shoulder disabilities.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as he withdrew his appeal prior to the Board making a decision.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for non-diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities and urinary incontinence, finding no current diagnoses or credible evidence supporting these conditions.
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