The veteran's prostate adenocarcinoma status post brachytherapy was reduced from a 100 percent rating to a 20 percent rating effective October 1, 2004. The RO also granted an increased rating for the residuals of prostate cancer and assigned a noncompensable disability evaluation for erectile dysfunction.
The deciding factor: The veteran's symptoms did not warrant a higher than 20 percent rating at the time of the reduction in July 2004, as he did not meet the criteria for more significant voiding dysfunction or renal dysfunction.
- Claimed conditions
- prostate adenocarcinoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 30, 2007
- Citation
- 0737802
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