The Board has granted a 40 percent disability rating for the Veteran's bladder dysfunction, finding that his symptoms warrant this rating. The preponderance of evidence is against a higher rating.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran’s daytime voiding interval was less than one hour and he awakened to void five or more times per night, which meets the criteria for a 40 percent disability rating under Diagnostic Code 7542. However, the evidence does not support higher ratings as there is no indication of renal dysfunction or urinary tract infections.
- Claimed conditions
- Bladder dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- December 21, 2020
- Citation
- A20019018
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