The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and denied a rating in excess of 40 percent for voiding dysfunction as a residual of prostate cancer, but granted a rating in excess of 30 percent for impairment of sphincter control as a residual of prostate cancer.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in equipoise regarding the etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder and his current voiding dysfunction and sphincter control issues. The Board has considered all relevant evidence, including medical opinions and VA examination reports, to determine that these conditions are related to service-connected prostate cancer residuals.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder, Impairment of sphincter control, Voiding dysfunction (prostate cancer residuals)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- November 16, 2020
- Citation
- 20073418
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.
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