The Board has determined that the veteran's carcinoma of the prostate, status post radical prostatectomy, meets or more nearly approximates the criteria for a 40 percent rating based on voiding dysfunction. The current 40 percent rating is confirmed and continued.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence shows that the veteran's primary disability is associated with voiding dysfunction, which meets the schedular criteria for a 40 percent evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- carcinoma of the prostate
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2008
- Citation
- 0839011
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has vacated the July 16, 2019 decision and remanded several issues related to service connection for various conditions. The claims are now pending with the RO for further review.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's cause of death, carcinoma of the prostate, is presumed to be due to exposure to herbicide agents during his service in Vietnam.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for carcinoma of the prostate and residual scar, status post prostatectomy were denied as there was no evidence to support a higher rating based on voiding dysfunction or instability of the scar.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's cause of death, carcinoma of the prostate, did not manifest during service or within one year thereafter and is not otherwise related to his military service. Therefore, service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death cannot be established.
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