The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a genitourinary disorder, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability and that any existing condition is not related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The medical records do not show a diagnosis of urethral stricture or any other genitourinary disorder. The veteran's prostate enlargement is attributed to benign prostatic hypertrophy, which the VA examiner opined was less likely than not related to his service.
- Claimed conditions
- genitourinary disorder, urethral stricture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 29, 2008
- Citation
- 0807075
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