The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a compensable rating for urinary tract infections (UTIs) as the evidence did not support recurrent symptomatic infection requiring one to two hospitalizations per year or suppressive drug therapy lasting 6 months or longer.
The deciding factor: The evidence weighed against a finding that the Veteran required suppressive drug therapy lasting 6 months or longer, nor was there any indication of voiding dysfunction due to her UTI disability.
- Claimed conditions
- urinary tract infections (UTIs)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25045597
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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