The veteran's claim for increased ratings for cystitis was denied, with the effective date remaining at the day following separation from service in May 1946.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not support a finding of cystitis prior to February 17, 1994 and subsequent to that date, the veteran's symptoms were primarily associated with benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH).
- Claimed conditions
- Cystitis, Benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 19, 2000
- Citation
- 0001621
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for BPH on a direct basis, finding that the Veteran's current condition is related to his conceded exposure to Agent Orange during service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's effective date for service connection of BPH is granted as June 11, 2012. The claim for a compensable rating for HTN remains denied.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for bladder cancer and erectile dysfunction, as well as radiation proctitis, rectitis, and cystitis, anal stricture, worsened anal fissures, and chronic anal fissure, caused by VA care.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) did not manifest as voiding dysfunction requiring the use of an appliance or the wearing of absorbent material, which must be changed more than four times per day, or poor renal function. Therefore, an increased disability rating in excess of 40 percent for BPH is denied.
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