The Veteran's residuals of prostate cancer due to radical retropubic prostatectomy are rated at 20 percent effective March 1, 2008. The rating is appropriate as the residuals do not meet criteria for a higher evaluation.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not show confirmed local reoccurrence or metastasis of prostate cancer, thus the current 100% rating is no longer warranted and a reduction to 20% is proper based on the residuals of voiding dysfunction.
- Claimed conditions
- prostate carcinoma, Peyronie's disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- March 23, 2010
- Citation
- 1010873
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