The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected chronic prostatitis with recurrent urinary tract infections does not warrant a compensable evaluation.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show significant obstructive symptoms, frequent hospitalizations, or long-term drug therapy for the service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic prostatitis, recurrent urinary tract infections
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2001
- Citation
- 0126557
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