The Veteran's claim for service connection of a bladder condition was reopened due to new and material evidence. The Board has determined that the current bladder disability is related to his in-service treatment, leading to the grant of service connection.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows a current bladder disability with symptoms dating back to service, which supports a finding of service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Bladder condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 21, 2020
- Citation
- 20004768
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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