The Board found that the reduction from a 100% rating to a 20% rating for adenocarcinoma of the prostate was procedurally proper and determined that a 20% rating, based on voiding dysfunction or renal dysfunction, is appropriate.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's disability was rated as voiding dysfunction or renal dysfunction, whichever is predominant, due to his adenocarcinoma of the prostate which had entered remission. The Board found no evidence of recurrence or metastasis and thus concluded that a 20% rating was appropriate.
- Claimed conditions
- adenocarcinoma of the prostate
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- March 29, 2010
- Citation
- 1011576
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