The Veteran's service-connected residuals of prostate cancer with voiding dysfunction are rated at 60 percent prior to December 21, 2012. The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is not compensable. The Board finds the Veteran should be scheduled for a VA examination and updated treatment records obtained in order to determine the current severity of his service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s residuals of prostate cancer with voiding dysfunction have been rated at 60 percent since December 21, 2012. The Board finds that an increased rating is warranted based on the evidence showing urinary leakage requiring absorbent materials changed more than four times per day prior to December 21, 2012.
- Claimed conditions
- prostate cancer, voiding dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- October 19, 2020
- Citation
- 20067542
What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including prostate cancer and related disabilities, urinary incontinence, sleep apnea, hypertension, varicose veins, lumbar spine disability, hip arthritis, shoulder arthritis, ankle arthritis, knee strain, knee replacement, and hand arthritis. The only condition granted was a 10 percent rating for a fracture of the right proximal first metacarpal.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for prostate cancer, related to in-service exposures at Camp Lejeune.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran is granted an effective date of April 25, 2014, for service connection for prostate cancer.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of service connection for prostate cancer to obtain an addendum opinion addressing the Veteran's toxic exposure risk activities.
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