The Board granted an increased rating of 50 percent for a persistent depressive disorder and dismissed the appeal for service connection for incontinence, as it had been fully adjudicated by a July 2024 rating decision.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms more closely approximate those required for a 50 percent rating under the criteria for mental disorders, but not higher.
- Claimed conditions
- incontinence, persistent depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- October 9, 2024
- Citation
- 24031629
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 service connection for vertigo, incontinence, and GERD due to the lack of evidence supporting current diagnoses. The claims for hematuria and hemorrhoids were remanded for further development.
- Denied
The Board denied the appeal to revise the July 1994 rating decision that denied service connection for incontinence and a bladder condition, finding no clear and unmistakable error.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for generalized anxiety disorder with panic attacks and persistent depressive disorder, finding that the Veteran's mental health difficulties began during active service.
- Dismissed
The appeals for service connection for tinnitus, persistent depressive disorder as secondary to tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss are dismissed due to mootness.
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