The veteran's prostatitis with a spastic bladder is rated at 20 percent, and the other issues are not addressed in this decision.
The deciding factor: The veteran's prostatitis with a spastic bladder results in voiding dysfunction requiring absorbent pads changed from two to three times daily, warranting a 20 percent rating under Diagnostic Codes 7527-7512.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic prostatitis, spastic bladder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- March 19, 2003
- Citation
- 0305156
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