The Board granted a higher evaluation of 50 percent for lumbar strain with low back pain and traumatic arthritis, as well as service connection for urinary incontinence with recurring UTIs.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported the grant of a rating of 50 percent for the lower back disability due to severe symptoms, and the Veteran's urinary incontinence was found to be causally related to his service-connected lower back disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Lumbar strain with low back pain and traumatic arthritis, Urinary incontinence with recurring UTIs
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- June 25, 2025
- Citation
- 25008396
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.
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