The Board granted service connection for urinary dysfunction, to include nocturia and incontinence as secondary to obstructive sleep apnea.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record is persuasively in favor of finding that the Veteran's urinary dysfunction, to include nocturia and incontinence, is proximately caused by his service connected OSA.
- Claimed conditions
- urinary dysfunction, to include nocturia and incontinence
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25054395
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.
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- Granted
The veteran's claim for urinary dysfunction as secondary to service-connected obstructive sleep apnea is granted.
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