The Veteran's claims for service connection for a neck disability and initial ratings for balanitis xerotica obliterans and discogenic disease of the lumbosacral spine were denied. The RO awarded service connection for balanitis xerotica obiterans with an initial noncompensable rating, effective June 27, 2006.
The deciding factor: The VA examination reports did not find a current neck disability or evidence of balanitis xerotica obliterans requiring the use of an appliance or absorbent materials that must be changed more than four times per day for urinary incontinence.
- Claimed conditions
- Neck Disability, Balanitis Xerotica Obliterans (Balantis)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2011
- Citation
- 1139862
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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