The Veteran's urinary incontinence, rated at 40% since July 13, 2011, and now at 60%, is granted effective December 1, 2016. A higher rating is denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s symptoms of urinary frequency and leakage are reasonably contemplated by the applicable schedular criteria for voiding dysfunction (DC 7517).
- Claimed conditions
- Urinary Incontinence
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- December 21, 2020
- Citation
- 20080237
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.
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