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Granted

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including impairment of sphincter control associated with prostate cancer and voiding dysfunction residual from prostate cancer in remission, have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.

The deciding factor: Resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran, his service-connected disabilities would require frequent bathroom breaks that would result in him being off task for extended portions of the workday, making it impossible to meet the physical requirements for substantially gainful employment.

Claimed conditions
Not specified in this decision
How they argued it
Not specified
Exposure basis
None
Rating assigned
None in this decision
Decision date
November 6, 2025
Citation
A25096675

Veterans Law Judge

TANYA SMITH

Decisions by this judge: 1,828 · Granted: 32% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)

Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.

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