The Veteran's lower urinary tract symptoms have been rated at a 40 percent disability rating since the entire period on appeal, with daytime voiding intervals less than one hour and awakening to void five or more times per night.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran's LUTS disorder manifested as increased urinary frequency and obstructed voiding without urine leakage or requiring an appliance, which best fits a 40 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 7542 for neurogenic bladder.
- Claimed conditions
- Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- September 11, 2023
- Citation
- 23050361
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