The Board granted an initial 20 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected residuals of status post partial nephrectomy with chromophobe renal cell carcinoma and a 10 percent rating for scarring associated with those residuals.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the Veteran had a daytime voiding interval between one and two hours, which warranted a 20 percent rating under the criteria for urinary frequency. For the scar, there was no evidence of underlying soft tissue damage or instability, but the Veteran reported pain, warranting a 10 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of status post partial nephrectomy with chromophobe renal cell carcinoma, Scarring associated with residuals of status post partial nephrectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- October 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25090224
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