The Veteran's claims for higher evaluations and earlier effective dates were granted.

The deciding factor: The evidence was approximately balanced to show that the Veteran's symptoms of urinary frequency included a daytime voiding interval less than one hour and required absorbent materials at an average rate of two to four times per day, which warranted a higher evaluation under the criteria for voiding dysfunction.

Claimed conditions

prostate cancer status post radical retropubic prostatectomy, bladder cancer with residual impotence and urinary incontinence

How they argued it

Reopened with new and material evidence

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

40%

Decision date

October 20, 2025

Citation

A25090474

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