The Board has restored the Veteran's 20% rating for bladder dysfunction, finding that the reduction from 20% to 0% was not proper and void ab initio.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the Veteran experienced urinary frequency three or four times a night, which warranted a 20% rating under DC 7542.
- Claimed conditions
- Bladder Dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- December 20, 2023
- Citation
- 23067010
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