The Veteran's service-connected benign prostate hypertrophy (BPH) with history of gonorrhea is rated at 60 percent, effective from the date of his claim for an increased rating.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's predominant disability was found to be voiding dysfunction due to urine leakage and frequency, which more nearly approximated the criteria for a 60 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 7527.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a head injury, syphilis, psychiatric disorder (to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD))
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- August 18, 2010
- Citation
- 1031001
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