Long-term inflammation of the prostate, urethra, epididymis, or testis that may cause pain or discomfort.
Because your condition is rated as a urinary tract infection, the evidence that matters most is documentation showing how often your infections occur, how severely they affect you, and what treatment they require.
For a 30% rating, records showing hospitalizations for infection more than twice a year, placement of a stent or nephrostomy tube for drainage, or documentation of continuous intensive medical management would be relevant. For a 10% rating, records of one or two hospitalizations per year or pharmacy and treatment records showing suppressive antibiotic therapy lasting six months or longer support that level. For a 0% rating, records of recurring infections managed with shorter courses of suppressive therapy, without hospitalization, reflect that level.
At any level, your own statements describing how often symptoms flare, how they affect your daily activities and work, and what treatment you have undergone can help show the frequency and severity of your condition. Lab results, urology or primary care notes, and hospital discharge summaries all help document the pattern of infection and the treatment required.
Conditions that are often caused or made worse by this one. If you have any of these, they may be claimable as secondary service connection.
