The veteran is granted a 20 percent evaluation for status post radical retropubic prostatectomy, but service connection for multiple joint arthritis is denied.
The deciding factor: There was no diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis or arthritis of multiple joints in the record, and the veteran already receives service-connected compensation for other joint disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Multiple Joint Arthritis, Status Post Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- January 25, 2007
- Citation
- 0702218
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
Service connection for PTSD is granted.,Service connection for unspecified depressive disorder as secondary to service-connected back condition is granted.,The Veteran's multiple joint arthritis claim is remanded.,The Veteran's cervical spondylosis and right knee conditions are both remanded.,The Veteran's left knee strain rating is remanded.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's multiple joint arthritis is not related to his service and therefore denied his claim.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the Veteran's reported in-service stressors are consistent with his fear of hostile military activity and supported by credible lay testimony. The Board also found sufficient evidence linking the diagnosed PTSD to his now-conceded in-service stressors. For the left hip disorder and multiple joint arthritis claims, a VA examination is needed to determine their etiology.
- Denied
The Board found no new and material evidence to reopen the claims for multiple joint arthritis, fatigue, and chest pain. The veteran's current conditions are not related to service.
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