The Board has granted an increased disability rating of 60 percent for benign prostatic hypertrophy with urethritis from February 19, 2014.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms and findings were consistent with a 60 percent disability rating under Diagnostic Code 7527 due to the need for an appliance or frequent voiding.
- Claimed conditions
- Benign prostatic hypertrophy, Urethritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- July 19, 2024
- Citation
- A24039387
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions and new evidence is needed to determine if the Veteran's BPH is related to his service-connected urethritis and prostatitis.
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