The Veteran's prostate cancer residuals, including urinary incontinence and voiding dysfunction requiring an appliance, are rated at 60 percent from April 13, 2016.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s residuals of prostate cancer resulted in a need for an appliance to manage his urinary incontinence and voiding dysfunction, warranting the 60 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Prostate Cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- November 19, 2020
- Citation
- 20074285
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
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- Denied
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