The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for right orchiectomy and chronic prostatitis, finding that there was no evidence of cystitis or nocturia frequency to warrant a compensable rating.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence showing moderate or moderately severe cystitis with diurnal and nocturnal frequency with pain and tenesmus in the veteran's case.
- Claimed conditions
- Right orchiectomy, Chronic prostatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 9, 2006
- Citation
- 0606894
What this means for you
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