The Veteran's service-connected prostate cancer, radiation cystitis, urethritis and urethral stricture have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. Effective January 30, 2019, his service-connected radiation proctitis has also been independently rated as 60 percent disabling, meeting the criteria for special monthly compensation at the housebound rate.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's severe urinary symptoms and functional impairment due to his service-connected prostate cancer residuals have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. His additional service-connected radiation proctitis has also been independently rated as 60 percent disabling, meeting the criteria for special monthly compensation at the housebound rate.
- Claimed conditions
- prostate cancer, radiation cystitis, urethritis, urethral stricture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- October 29, 2019
- Citation
- A19002325
What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
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- Denied
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for prostate cancer, related to in-service exposures at Camp Lejeune.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran is granted an effective date of April 25, 2014, for service connection for prostate cancer.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of service connection for prostate cancer to obtain an addendum opinion addressing the Veteran's toxic exposure risk activities.
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