The Board granted an effective date of December 27, 2019, for service connection overactive bladder and a 60 percent disability rating from that date.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus reasonably encompassed his associated manifestation of an overactive bladder, and the evidence supports a finding that the symptoms were present by December 27, 2019.
- Claimed conditions
- Overactive bladder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- June 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25055053
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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