The Veteran's urinary incontinence is rated at 20 percent, requiring absorbent materials changed less than two times per day. The appeal for a higher rating is denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show the Veteran requires absorbent materials changed two to four times per day, which would warrant a higher rating of 40 percent.
- Claimed conditions
- Urinary Incontinence
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- March 27, 2026
- Citation
- A26028062
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