The Veteran's bladder disorder and bowel disorder associated with his service-connected lumbar degenerative joint disease are granted, but only for the period from February 26, 2010 to February 8, 2011. The Veteran is assigned a 20 percent rating for voiding dysfunction and a 10 percent rating for fecal incontinence.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's bladder disorder was not rated higher due to his inaccurate recollection of the frequency of voiding episodes, while his bowel disorder warranted a separate rating as it did not require use of a pad.
- Claimed conditions
- Bladder disorder, Fecal incontinence
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 16, 2018
- Citation
- 18118718
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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