The Board has determined that the veteran's current impotence and incontinence are likely related to his December 1996 radical retropubic prostatectomy, which was performed for treatment of a nonservice-connected prostate cancer. The claim is granted.
The deciding factor: The VA medical records show that the veteran developed impotence and incontinence following the surgery for prostate cancer, and there is no evidence suggesting negligence or unforeseeable events on the part of the VA.
- Claimed conditions
- impotence, incontinence
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 15, 2000
- Citation
- 0006964
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