The Board has denied service connection for urinary tract infection to include stress incontinence flacid neuropathic bladder, finding that the Veteran's current condition is not related to his military service or exposure to herbicides. Service connection for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was remanded due to insufficient evidence.
The deciding factor: The Board found no medical evidence linking the Veteran's current UTI with bladder incontinence to his active duty service, including exposure to herbicide agents during service in Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), Stress Incontinence, Flaccid Neuropathic Bladder
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 27, 2026
- Citation
- A26028048
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- Denied
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- Partly granted
The Board granted a rating of 50 percent for headaches, effective November 3, 2022, and remanded the issue of service connection for stress incontinence.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's UTI disability requires intermittent intensive management, including intermittent prescription antibiotics use when she has a UTI. Her disability does not require drainage, frequent hospitalization or continuous intensive management, nor manifest in renal dysfunction or bladder or urethral fistulae.,For the left hip and right hip disabilities, the VA examinations did not provide information on the onset of pain during range of motion testing.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for UTI and yeast infection due to inadequate opinions in previous VA examinations. Additional evidence is needed, including treatment records and verification of duty status.
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