The Veteran was granted an effective date of December 12, 2023, for the 60 percent evaluation of prostate cancer status post robotic assisted radical retropubic with residual voiding dysfunction. The claims for earlier effective dates for a painful prostatectomy scar and sleep apnea with pleural plaques were denied.
The deciding factor: The increase in severity was factually ascertainable on December 12, 2023, which is after the filing of the claim, so the effective date is that date. For the other claims, there was no evidence of a factual increase prior to the dates assigned.
- Claimed conditions
- prostate cancer status post robotic assisted radical retropubic with residual voiding dysfunction, painful prostatectomy scar, sleep apnea with pleural plaques
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- April 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25036069
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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