The Veteran's appeal is denied as his claim for a rating greater than 40 percent for neurogenic bladder, beginning August 21, 2007, remains denied.
The deciding factor: The VA compensation examination report was not obtained and the case was remanded to obtain it. The current status of the Veteran's appeal is that it has been denied as his claim for a higher rating remains unsupported by the evidence of record.
- Claimed conditions
- Neurogenic Bladder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 15, 2011
- Citation
- 1145916
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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 claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of neurogenic bladder is granted, effective July 16, 2020.,The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his neurogenic bladder condition is denied. The current rating of 60 percent is maintained.
- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's PTSD is granted at a maximum rating of 70 percent. Service connection for GERD and Neurogenic Bladder are both granted as secondary to service-connected lumbar spine degenerative disc disease.
- Whole decision: Granted
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