The Board has granted service connection for genitourinary conditions, gastrointestinal issues, and eczema. The veteran's claims were based on direct evidence of the conditions during active service.
The deciding factor: Service records show that the veteran had multiple urinary tract infections, prostatitis, and other related symptoms during his military service which are now considered to be directly linked to his time in service.
- Claimed conditions
- Eczema, Gastrointestinal, Genitourinary (Kidney, Bladder, Prostate, Testicles)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 12, 2003
- Citation
- 0304550
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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.
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