The Board granted a 60 percent rating for bladder incontinence from January 27, 2009, to May 18, 2009, and an initial 100 percent rating for bowel incontinence. The claim for a rating in excess of 60 percent for bladder incontinence was denied, as were the claims for extraschedular ratings and TDIU.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms of urinary leakage requiring absorbent materials changed more than four times per day supported a 60 percent rating. The evidence did not show that a higher schedular rating or an extraschedular rating was warranted, nor did it support a TDIU claim for the entire appeal period.
- Claimed conditions
- Bladder incontinence, Bowel incontinence
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 13, 2022
- Citation
- 22001894
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bowel incontinence, finding no evidence that it was caused or aggravated by his service-connected hemorrhoids.
- Partly granted
The Board denied an increased rating for urinary incontinence and granted restoration of the 30 percent rating for bowel incontinence, while denying an earlier effective date for service connection.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for bladder incontinence as secondary to medications taken for hypertension and special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for aid and attendance due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.
- Granted
The Board granted earlier effective dates of July 22, 2021, for the awards of service connection for urinary incontinence and bowel incontinence.
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