The Board has granted service connection for prostatitis and multiple sclerosis, but denied increased ratings for the eye and extremity conditions. The veteran's total disability rating based on individual unemployability is also denied.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established for prostatitis due to presumed exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam, and for multiple sclerosis as a result of service-connected preexisting condition. Increased ratings were not granted because the evidence did not meet the criteria for higher disability evaluations under applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- prostatitis, left eye neuritis (as a residual of multiple sclerosis), left lower extremity weakness and incoordination (as a residual of multiple sclerosis), left upper extremity weakness and incoordination (as a residual of multiple sclerosis)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 1, 2006
- Citation
- 0612549
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