The Veteran's prostate cancer residuals, specifically bowel dysfunction, were evaluated at a 30 percent rating from August 1, 2013, to December 22, 2022. The Board denied an increased evaluation for this condition.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support the assignment of a higher than 30 percent rating based on the predominant disability being loss of sphincter control and occasional involuntary bowel movements necessitating wearing of a pad.
- Claimed conditions
- prostate cancer residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 14, 2024
- Citation
- 24011947
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to his service-connected disabilities, which include stressor related disorder, prostate cancer residuals, surgical scar, and erectile dysfunction. The combined disability rating is at least 80 percent.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for service connection for prostate cancer residuals was dismissed due to a duty to assist error identified in the prior rating decision, and the matter is being developed by the AOJ.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for prostate cancer and prostate cancer residuals, finding insufficient evidence of herbicide exposure during service to establish a direct link.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for a TDIU based on his service-connected prostate cancer residuals with urinary dysfunction is dismissed as moot because he is already receiving a 100% disability rating.
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