The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating and effective date prior to October 24, 1990 for his service-connected genitourinary disability.
The deciding factor: The RO assigned a 30 percent rating for the transurethral resection of the prostate and release of bladder neck contracture with chronic epididymo-orchitis effective from October 24, 1990, which is the date of receipt of his reopened claim.
- Claimed conditions
- transurethral resection of the prostate, resection of the bladder neck contracture with chronic epididymo-orchitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- January 22, 2002
- Citation
- 0200747
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