The Board granted a separate disability rating of 10 percent for fecal incontinence and service connection for constipation and inguinal pain as secondary to the service-connected residuals of prostate cancer with urinary incontinence, while denying an increased rating for the service-connected residuals of prostate cancer with urinary incontinence.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a disability rating in excess of 20 percent for the service-connected residuals of prostate cancer with urinary incontinence from June 1, 2021, and supported the grant of service connection for constipation and inguinal pain as secondary to the condition.
- Claimed conditions
- prostate cancer, constipation, inguinal pain
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 2, 2024
- Citation
- A24062751
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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- Denied
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- Denied
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for prostate cancer, related to in-service exposures at Camp Lejeune.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran is granted an effective date of April 25, 2014, for service connection for prostate cancer.
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