The Veteran's loss of bladder control was rated at 20 percent prior to August 21, 2009; increased to 40 percent from August 21, 2009 to January 10, 2016; and further increased to 60 percent effective January 11, 2016.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms of urinary urgency and frequency with daytime interval of every hour or so warranted a 40 percent rating from August 21, 2009. The need for absorbent materials to be changed more than four times per day since January 11, 2016, met the criteria for a 60 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Loss of bladder control
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 15, 2017
- Citation
- 1722242
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