The Board finds that the Veteran's urinary incontinence symptoms are not caused by his service-connected cystitis and therefore, does not warrant an increased rating.
The deciding factor: VA medical opinion indicated that the Veteran's incontinence is related to his enlarged prostate, not his service-connected cystitis.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic cystitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- July 1, 2014
- Citation
- 1429651
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for low back pain, sciatica, and chronic cystitis due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran. The claim for a sleeping disorder (insomnia) is also remanded as it may be related to the Veteran's back disability.
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