The Veteran's prostate cancer residuals are rated at a 40 percent rating as of March 28, 2017. The Board has remanded the case to determine if there is impairment of sphincter control due to or aggravated by service-connected prostate cancer.
The deciding factor: The Veteran reported increased urinary frequency resulting in awakening to void five or more times per night, warranting a 40 percent rating under the criteria for urinary frequency.
- Claimed conditions
- Prostate cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- May 6, 2021
- Citation
- 21027629
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
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- Denied
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