The Board found that the veteran's prostate cancer is cured and no longer requires surgical, X-ray, antineoplastic chemotherapy or other therapeutic procedures. The residuals of the surgery do not result in urinary leakage requiring the wearing of absorbent materials which must be changed more than 4 times per day.
The deciding factor: The VA examination revealed that the veteran's prostate cancer is cured and no longer requires surgical intervention, thus reducing the rating from 100% to 20%
- Claimed conditions
- prostate cancer
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- July 31, 2001
- Citation
- 0119748
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What this means for you
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