The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 20 percent for voiding dysfunction, finding that his symptoms more closely approximated a 20 percent rating based on urinary frequency criteria. The reduction of the Veteran's evaluation for metastatic cancer in the retroperitoneal lymph node to zero percent was upheld as proper.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's voiding dysfunction did not meet the criteria for higher ratings due to obstructed voiding, and his symptoms more closely approximated those of urinary frequency with daytime intervals between one and two hours or awakening to void three to four times per night.
- Claimed conditions
- metastatic cancer in the retroperitoneal lymph node, voiding dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- May 9, 2024
- Citation
- A24024243
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