The Veteran was granted a 60 percent rating for prostate cancer status post brachytherapy with erectile dysfunction and urinary incontinence from July 1, 2020, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) was also granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the Veteran's prostate cancer required absorbent materials to be changed more than four times per day, which warranted a 60 percent rating. Additionally, it was found that he was unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- prostate cancer status post brachytherapy with erectile dysfunction and urinary incontinence
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- May 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25041673
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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