The Board finds that the Veteran's service-connected prostate cancer residuals are primarily manifested by voiding dysfunction, which warrants a 40 percent rating from May 1, 2008. The reduction of his assigned rating from 100 to 40 percent was proper.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows no active prostate cancer and the Veteran's voiding dysfunction does not require catheterization or result in a daytime voiding interval less than one hour or awakening to void five or more times per night. The Board gives the Veteran the benefit of doubt, finding that his need for absorbent materials changed two or more times per day warrants a 40 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Prostate cancer residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- February 19, 2010
- Citation
- 1006241
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