The Board has determined that the Veteran's residuals of prostate cancer do not warrant a rating in excess of 20 percent, as his urinary dysfunction is primarily manifested by voiding intervals between one and two hours during the day and two to three times each night. The Veteran does not use absorbent garments or require catheterizations.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's urinary frequency is within the criteria for a 20 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 4155 (urinary dysfunction), which requires voiding intervals of one to two hours during the day and two to three times each night. The Veteran does not meet the criteria for higher ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- Prostate cancer, Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- December 14, 2011
- Citation
- 1145734
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