The Veteran's urinary disability, including urinary dysfunction with frequency, nocturia, dysuria, and chronic urinary hesitancy, is found to be caused by his service-connected diabetes mellitus.
The deciding factor: The current urinary disability is causally related to the service-connected diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- Urinary Dysfunction with Frequency, Nocturia, Dysuria, Chronic Urinary Hesitancy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 5, 2024
- Citation
- A24029493
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