The Board has determined that the veteran's genitourinary tuberculosis, including bilateral epididymectomy, prostate involvement, and right kidney status post heminephrectomy, warrants a disability rating of 40 percent.
The deciding factor: The VA examination revealed no evidence of recurrent urinary tract infection requiring drainage or frequent hospitalization, poor renal function, or urinary retention requiring catheterization. The veteran's symptoms included nocturia (urinating four times at night), difficulty emptying the bladder, and use of absorbent materials two to four times a day.
- Claimed conditions
- genitourinary tuberculosis, tuberculous bilateral epididymectomy, tuberculous prostate, tuberculous right kidney status post heminephrectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- August 20, 2004
- Citation
- 0423059
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for genitourinary tuberculosis and remanded the issue of an initial compensable evaluation for service-connected kidney stones due to outstanding private treatment records.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the reduction of the Veteran's rating for genitourinary tuberculosis with interstitial cystitis from 100 to 40 percent was improper, and restored the original 100 percent rating. The effective date for service connection of unspecified depressive disorder with sleep-wake disorder is denied as there are no unadjudicated claims prior to December 31, 2014. SMC at the housebound rate has been granted since February 1, 2015. The Veteran's GERD and erectile dysfunction have not yet been evaluated by VA, and a TDIU rating is inextricably intertwined with these issues.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the veteran's genitourinary tuberculosis was incurred during service, granting his claim for service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's appeal is about the evaluation for his service-connected genitourinary tuberculosis and its residuals. The RO has decided to remand this case due to additional evidence needing consideration.
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