The Veteran's chronic interstitial cystitis requires the wearing of absorbent materials which must be changed more than 4 times a day, and the criteria for an initial 60 percent rating have been met since the effective date of the grant of service connection.
The deciding factor: The VA examination report provided sufficient specificity regarding the Veteran's documented urinary frequency by itself to support the favorable decision.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic interstitial cystitis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- December 10, 2010
- Citation
- 1046261
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection and awards of compensation for chronic interstitial cystitis, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), endocervicitis, endometriosis (with PCOS to include history of uterine bleeding), and loss of use of the creative organ.
- Granted
The Veteran's chronic interstitial cystitis and tinnitus were granted service connection, with the rating for chronic interstitial cystitis restored to 60 percent effective April 1, 2023.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims, and thus remands the case for further action.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and private medical records.
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