The Veteran's service-connected status post prostate cancer was reduced from a 100 percent rating to a 40 percent rating effective January 7, 2013. The appeal is denied as the criteria for an evaluation in excess of 40 percent are not met.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show that the Veteran's service-connected status post prostate cancer warrants an evaluation in excess of 40 percent prior to January 7, 2013, and in excess of 40 percent thereafter.
- Claimed conditions
- status post prostate cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- January 28, 2014
- Citation
- 1403739
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