The Veteran's prostatitis and urinary frequency are rated at a maximum of 40 percent, effective from February 25, 2013.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms of urinary frequency (daytime voiding less than one hour or awakening to void five times per night) meet the criteria for a 40 percent rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- Recurrent prostatitis, Urinary frequency
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- November 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19182778
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 is remanded due to inadequate VA medical opinions regarding the causation and aggravation of her bladder disability.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of urinary frequency and therefore, service connection for this condition is denied.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a bladder condition, finding that the evidence is not persuasive in establishing a relationship to service or secondary to a service-connected disability.
- Granted
The Veteran's urinary frequency is due to his service-connected hypertension and diabetes, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition as secondary to those disabilities.
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