The Board has determined that the Veteran's interstitial cystitis, a urological condition, is likely to have had its onset during service and granted service connection for this disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence was in relative equipoise regarding whether the Veteran's current urological condition manifested by interstitial cystitis had its clinical onset prior to his retirement from active service.
- Claimed conditions
- Interstitial Cystitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 6, 2013
- Citation
- 1328481
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claims for PTSD, utero vaginal prolapse, interstitial cystitis, onchocerciasis disease (river blindness), and osteochondrosis are granted. The Board found that the Veteran had an in-service diagnosis of PTSD and remanded the other claims due to incomplete development regarding military service in Bahrain.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of April 4, 2019, for a 60 percent rating for interstitial cystitis (IC) is denied. The evidence does not support the need for a higher rating prior to that date.
- Granted
The Veteran's interstitial cystitis has been rated at 60 percent since October 27, 2021. The rating is based on the severity of her symptoms including frequent urination and stress incontinence.
- Granted
Service connection for PTSD is granted. Service connection for Interstitial Cystitis, including as secondary to PTSD, is remanded.
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