The veteran's service-connected priapism is currently rated at 40 percent disabling beginning on June 14, 2004. This rating is for the period from June 19, 2002, to June 14, 2004, where it was previously rated at 20 percent.
The deciding factor: The veteran's priapism resulted in urinary frequency requiring him to awaken five or more times per night, but not the requirement for wearing absorbent materials that must be changed more than four times a day. This meets the criteria for a 40 percent rating under DC 7521.
- Claimed conditions
- priapism
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- July 25, 2005
- Citation
- 0520187
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to obtain medical records and determine the origins of his service-connected disabilities, including whether they are related to his military service.
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