The Board found that the veteran's prostatitis and benign prostatic hypertrophy are not attributable to his active military service, thus denying service connection for these conditions. The claim for an increased rating for residuals of a left thumb injury was also denied.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner provided an opinion stating that there is no relationship between the veteran's current prostate-related disabilities and his in-service urinary symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- Prostatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 5, 2008
- Citation
- 0826208
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has restored a 20 percent rating for prostatitis, effective September 25, 2020, as the reduction was improper due to an inadequate VA examination.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's prostatitis with BPH was granted a 40 percent rating from May 19, 2018. The effective date for the increased rating is February 10, 2023.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) under 38 USC 1318 as the criteria were not met, and remanded the service connection for cause of death due to inadequate medical evidence.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted a 30 percent rating for positional vertigo and denied service connection for prostatitis, sinusitis, and traumatic brain injury.
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