The Veteran's BPH has been rated at 20 percent prior to April 26, 2016, and increased to 40 percent thereafter. The higher rating is granted.
The deciding factor: The VA examination in November 2015 noted daytime voiding interval between two and three hours and nighttime awakening to void two times, meeting the criteria for a 40 percent rating under the applicable diagnostic code.
- Claimed conditions
- Benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- September 30, 2016
- Citation
- 1639815
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- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for BPH on a direct basis, finding that the Veteran's current condition is related to his conceded exposure to Agent Orange during service.
- Granted
The Veteran's effective date for service connection of BPH is granted as June 11, 2012. The claim for a compensable rating for HTN remains denied.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) did not manifest as voiding dysfunction requiring the use of an appliance or the wearing of absorbent material, which must be changed more than four times per day, or poor renal function. Therefore, an increased disability rating in excess of 40 percent for BPH is denied.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) due to exposure to herbicide agents, finding that the Veteran's BPH is not related to his service or herbicide exposure.
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