The Veteran's prostate cancer residuals, manifested by urinary leakage requiring the use of absorbent material that must be changed more than four times per day, have been granted a higher initial disability rating of 60 percent from June 19, 2015.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners found that the Veteran's predominant residual symptom was urinary leakage, which warranted a 60% disability rating under Diagnostic Code 7528 for voiding dysfunction.
- Claimed conditions
- Prostate cancer residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- April 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19130357
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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The Board granted a 60 percent initial rating for prostate cancer residuals and remanded the issue of service connection for additional residuals, including bladder, pelvic, and sacral metastases.
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