The Board granted service connection for an unspecified mood disorder, secondary to the Veteran's service-connected low back pain, and an initial 60 percent rating for neurogenic bladder.
The deciding factor: The evidence was in relative equipoise as to whether the Veteran's unspecified mood disorder is caused or aggravated by his service-connected low back pain. The Board resolved reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran regarding the need for absorbent materials more than four times per day for the neurogenic bladder, warranting a 60 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified mood disorder, neurogenic bladder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- June 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25052983
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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