The Veteran's disability rating for urethral stricture was increased to 40 percent effective May 1, 2008. The appeal is denied for higher ratings prior to and after this date.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the Veteran’s voiding dysfunction required absorbent materials which must be changed two to four times per day, warranting a 40 percent rating under DC 7518.
- Claimed conditions
- urethral stricture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- January 2, 2020
- Citation
- 20000286
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for urethral stricture and associated erectile dysfunction, status-post transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) surgery due to a finding that the proximate cause of these conditions was not as a result of carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault on the part of VA.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of December 19, 2019, for the award of service connection for urethral stricture.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for the veteran's urethral stricture, determining that it began during active service.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's appeal for a higher disability rating for urethral stricture, stating that the evidence did not support a rating higher than 20 percent.
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