The Veteran's prostate cancer residuals, including voiding dysfunction requiring him to change absorbent materials more than four times a day, are rated at 60 percent. The Board denied a rating in excess of 60 percent as the criteria for such have not been met.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's prostate cancer is currently in remission and no longer receiving active treatment, so he cannot be granted a temporary 100% disability rating. His voiding dysfunction symptoms are already compensated at the maximum level (60%) based on VA Rating Schedule criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- prostate cancer residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- November 17, 2020
- Citation
- 20073708
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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 40 percent evaluation for prostate cancer residuals from January 29, 2014 to August 12, 2021.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to his service-connected disabilities, including prostate cancer residuals, hearing loss, tinnitus, and erectile dysfunction.
- Dismissed
The appeal of a proposal to reduce the rating for service-connected prostate cancer residuals from 100 percent to 40 percent is dismissed as it was not a final decision.
- Granted
The Veteran's prostate cancer residuals are granted a 60 percent rating from July 7, 2023.
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