Granted
The Board granted a 40 percent disability rating for residuals of prostate cancer, effective May 1, 2025.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's residuals include urine leakage requiring the wearing of absorbent materials which must be changed between 2 to 4 times per day, warranting a 40 percent rating under the criteria for voiding dysfunction.
- Claimed conditions
- prostate cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- October 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25090638
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