The Board granted service connection for left ear hearing loss disability and denied an earlier effective date for urinary incontinence, while remanding claims for bowel incontinence and right ear hearing loss.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's urinary incontinence was related to his service-connected spine disability, thus denying an earlier effective date. However, left ear hearing loss had its onset during service, leading to its grant of service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Urinary incontinence, Left ear hearing loss disability, Bowel incontinence (secondary to degenerative joint disease of the lumbosacral spine with disc protrusion L5-S1), Right ear hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- June 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25049721
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
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