The Veteran's initial compensable disability rating for the residual prostate cancer surgical scar is denied.,The Veteran's residuals of prostate cancer are rated at 60 percent, which is the highest available based on voiding dysfunction. A higher rating in excess of 60 percent is not warranted.,The Veteran’s ED is currently rated noncompensable and he has been awarded a special monthly compensation (SMC) for loss of use of a creative organ. No compensable rating for ED is granted.,The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted, as his service-connected disabilities precluded him from following and maintaining substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s residual prostate cancer surgical scar does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under DC 7804 due to its stable nature with no pain or instability.,The residuals of prostate cancer are rated based on voiding dysfunction, which is already at the highest available rating (60 percent).,There is no evidence of penile deformity in the Veteran's ED, and he has been awarded SMC for loss of use of a creative organ. Therefore, a compensable rating for ED is not granted.,The Veteran’s service-connected disabilities precluded him from following and maintaining substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- prostate cancer residual scars, residuals of prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction (ED)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- March 11, 2019
- Citation
- 19117430
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