The Veteran's service-connected benign prostatic hypertrophy is granted with a disability rating of 20 percent, effective February 26, 2016.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed urinary frequency necessitating approximately three awakenings to void per night from February 26, 2016, which meets the criteria for a 20 percent disability rating under Diagnostic Code 7527.
- Claimed conditions
- Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- December 14, 2023
- Citation
- A23035835
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