The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 60% rating for urinary incontinence is denied. The earliest the rating could have been assigned was August 14, 2018.
The deciding factor: There is no legal authority to assign an effective date prior to August 14, 2018 for the award of a 60% rating for urinary incontinence under the circumstances here presented.
- Claimed conditions
- Urinary Stress Incontinence, Total Abdominal Hysterectomy with Urinary Stress Incontinence
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 25, 2020
- Citation
- 20014458
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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