The Board has reopened the veteran's previously denied claim for service connection for a genitourinary disorder and granted it, finding that new evidence submitted since the last denial is sufficient to establish a link between his current condition and his military service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran had continuous treatment for urethral bleeding during service and provided medical evidence linking his current condition to this in-service injury.
- Claimed conditions
- genitourinary disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 16, 2002
- Citation
- 0212161
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection for a genitourinary disorder and sleep apnea are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and consideration of intermediate steps.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for a genitourinary disorder.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a bilateral foot disorder, finding that the preexisting condition was aggravated by service. The issues of entitlement to service connection for a genitourinary disorder and left knee disorder were remanded.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for allergic rhinitis and a genitourinary disorder, finding clear and unmistakable evidence that the conditions pre-existed service and were not aggravated beyond their natural progression.
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