The Board found that the reduction from a 100 percent rating to a 10 percent rating for prostate cancer with prostatectomy, effective April 1, 2007 was in accordance with procedural due process and determined that a 10 percent rating is appropriate based on urinary leakage.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's prostate cancer had no local recurrence or metastasis, so the disability was rated as voiding dysfunction. The predominant disability was urinary leakage, which warranted a 20 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 7528.
- Claimed conditions
- prostate cancer with prostatectomy
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2009
- Citation
- 0938309
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- Granted
The Veteran's prostate cancer with prostatectomy, erectile dysfunction, and urethral stricture are all granted service connection. The Veteran's sterility is denied as a symptom of his prostate cancer.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including lumbar spine degenerative joint and disc disease, osteoarthritis of the right hand second digit and thumb, asthma, left lower extremity radiculopathy, right lower extremity radiculopathy, hypertension, hiatal hernia with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), prostate cancer with prostatectomy, bilateral hearing loss, erectile dysfunction, right thigh residual scar, right index finger scar, and abdomen scar, have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment. As a result, the Board has granted TDIU.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inconsistencies in the effective date of TDIU and further development is needed. The Veteran's service-connected disabilities include diabetes, prostate cancer, peripheral neuropathy, tinnitus, hearing loss, and erectile dysfunction.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for prostate cancer with prostatectomy is being remanded due to incomplete medical records and further examination.
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