The Veteran's hypotonic bladder requires self-catheterization to assist with voiding dysfunction, and he is granted a disability rating of 60 percent.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran's use of an appliance (self-catheterization) constitutes the highest level of voiding dysfunction, warranting a 60% disability rating.
- Claimed conditions
- hypotonic bladder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- April 14, 2020
- Citation
- 20025342
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