The veteran's benign prostatic hypertrophy requires the use of absorbent materials more than four times per day, but his service-connected condition is not the sole cause of this impairment. The Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted.
The deciding factor: Medical evidence indicates that approximately 80% of the veteran's urinary symptoms are due to non-service connected Parkinson's Disease, limiting the impact of his service-connected benign prostatic hypertrophy on his overall disability picture.
- Claimed conditions
- Benign prostatic hypertrophy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- April 7, 2006
- Citation
- 0610307
What this means for you
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