The Veteran's erectile dysfunction and prostate cancer residuals are granted with a noncompensable rating prior to June 29, 2011, and an initial compensable rating of 40 percent thereafter.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in equipoise that the Veteran had erectile dysfunction as secondary to his prostate cancer, which was factually ascertainable on May 14, 2010. Since June 29, 2011, the residuals of prostate cancer have been characterized by voiding dysfunction requiring absorbent materials changed between 2 to 4 times per day.
- Claimed conditions
- Erectile Dysfunction, Prostate Cancer
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- January 22, 2018
- Citation
- 1803869
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