The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for his service-connected chronic prostatitis and chronic urethritis, status post transurethral resection of prostate. The effective date was not established due to insufficient evidence.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not support a higher rating based on voiding dysfunction or urinary frequency criteria as the veteran's symptoms were within the range for a 20% evaluation under the old and new criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic prostatitis, chronic urethritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- September 6, 2002
- Citation
- 0211535
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
The Board granted a 60 percent disability rating for chronic prostatitis prior to July 30, 2021, and denied a higher rating from that date. The Board also granted entitlement to TDIU.
- Partly granted
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