The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for chronic prostatitis was denied prior to April 26, 2018. From that date forward, he received a 40 percent disability rating for the condition. Other claims were remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s residuals of chronic prostatitis resulted in voiding dysfunction from April 26, 2018, which warranted a higher rating based on urinary frequency and leakage requiring absorbent materials changed two-to-four times per day.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic Prostatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19104885
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the service connection claim for erectile dysfunction. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and other disabilities do not meet the criteria for a TDIU from August 2018 to March 25, 2024, but his combined disability rating of 100% since then satisfies the requirement for SMC.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected chronic prostatitis.
- Granted
The Veteran's chronic prostatitis prior to May 31, 2017 required continuous medication and caused daytime voiding intervals between one and two hours. The Board granted a 10 percent rating for this period.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for chronic prostatitis and degenerative arthritis of the spine due to incomplete compliance with previous remand directives. The RO is instructed to obtain additional medical records, including those from SSA.
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