The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher disability rating and compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151, finding no evidence of a nexus between his current visual problems, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus and the January 1995 VA surgery.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that there was insufficient medical evidence to establish a causal link between the veteran's current visual and auditory issues and the January 1995 VA surgical treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- septic episodes due to urinary tract infections from prostatitis with chronic hematuria, dysuria, and voiding dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- September 18, 2000
- Citation
- 0024834
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What this means for you
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