The Veteran's service-connected prostatitis has resulted in voiding dysfunction, urinary frequency, and obstructed voiding without requiring the use of an appliance or resulting in urinary tract infections. The Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches have resulted in very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability since June 19, 2012.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's prostatitis has not required the use of an appliance or resulted in urinary tract infections at any point during the appeal period. The Veteran's migraine headaches have resulted in very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability since June 19, 2012.
- Claimed conditions
- Prostatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- December 7, 2016
- Citation
- 1645817
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- Denied
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- Partly granted
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