The Board granted an effective date of January 20, 2022, for the award of service connection for urinary incontinence.
The deciding factor: The evidence demonstrated that the Veteran's urinary incontinence was present on January 20, 2022, during the one-year period prior to receipt of his claim for an increased rating for his lumbar spine disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Urinary incontinence
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25034699
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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