The Board denied a separate compensable rating for bladder impairment associated with the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability, finding that there was no evidence of an association between the two conditions.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found it less likely than not that the Veteran’s overactive bladder was associated with his service-connected lumbar spine disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Bladder Impairment, Overactive Bladder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19101643
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