The VA denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, concluding that his cardiovascular disorder was not related to his military service and did not contribute substantially or materially to his death.
The deciding factor: The VA found no evidence of a cardiovascular disorder during service or within one year after separation, and concluded that it was not proximately due to or the result of any service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain with chronic arthritis of the lumbosacral spine, hemorrhoidectomy, post-operative, pes planus (bilateral), chronic prostatitis, status post upper GI bleed secondary to peptic ulcer disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- December 30, 2003
- Citation
- 0336523
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- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's chronic prostatitis was caused by his in-service renal contusion, and therefore grants service connection for this condition.
- Granted
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- Granted
The Veteran was granted a 40% rating for chronic prostatitis effective March 18, 2019. He previously had a non-compensable rating from December 11, 1969, and increased to 20% in June 2004.
- Partly granted
Service connection for prostate cancer on an accrued basis was granted based on the benefit-of-the-doubt doctrine, finding competent and credible evidence at least approximately balanced between service-connected prostatitis and prostate cancer. Service connection was denied for stomach cancer, colon cancer, skin cancer, the Veteran's cause of death, and dependency indemnity compensation benefits.
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