The Board granted an effective date of August 10, 2019, for service connection and special monthly compensation based on loss of use or creative organ (LOCO) but denied higher ratings for prostate cancer residuals and erectile dysfunction.
The deciding factor: The evidence was in approximate equipoise as to when the Veteran manifested ED due to his prostate cancer, leading to an effective date of August 10, 2019. The Board found that the Veteran's prostate cancer was properly rated on its residuals until December 2021 and denied a higher rating for voiding dysfunction.
- Claimed conditions
- Erectile Dysfunction (ED), Residuals of Prostate Cancer with Residual Voiding Dysfunction, Special Monthly Compensation (SMC) based on Loss of Use or Creative Organ (LOCO)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25028374
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.
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