The Veteran's prostate disorder is rated at 60 percent, and his impotency is not compensable.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a higher rating for the prostate disorder or a compensable rating for impotency.
- Claimed conditions
- postoperative prostatectomy and bilateral lymphadenectomy for adenocarcinoma of the prostate, impotency
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- February 24, 2009
- Citation
- 0906717
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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