Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date, a higher rating for urinary incontinence, and a higher rating for lumbar spine disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support that the Veteran's claim for a lower back disability encompassed a claim for service connection for urinary incontinence. The Veteran is already receiving the maximum schedular rating for his urinary incontinence and there was no additional symptomatology to warrant a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Urinary Incontinence, Lumbar Spine Disability (Degenerative Disc Disease, Spinal Stenosis, Low Back Pain)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25108500
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