The VA denied service connection for adenocarcinoma of the prostate, status post bilateral orchiectomy with impotence and voiding dysfunction. The claim was not well-grounded as there is no evidence linking the condition to service.,Service connection was denied for impaired vision due to primary open angle glaucoma with pseudoaphakia and posterior capsular opacification and cataract of the right eye, which was secondary to the veteran's service-connected thyroid disability. The claim was not well-grounded as there is no direct evidence linking the condition to service.
The deciding factor: The medical records do not provide sufficient evidence to establish a link between the claimed conditions and service or any service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- adenocarcinoma of the prostate, impaired vision, hypertrophic joints of the knees and hips, and arthritis of the major joints
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 27, 2000
- Citation
- 0002089
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What this means for you
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- Granted
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- Partly granted
The Veteran was granted a total 100 percent rating for adenocarcinoma of the prostate, beginning February 26, 2018, due to a PSA level above 4.0 indicating local recurrence.
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