The Board denied service connection for a prostate disorder, finding no evidence of chronic prostatitis in service and noting the absence of treatment records indicating symptoms until many years after discharge. The claim was also denied on secondary basis as there is no medical evidence linking the current condition to any service-connected disability.,Service connection for a respiratory disorder (asbestosis) was also denied, with the Board finding that post-service civilian asbestos exposure outweighed any potential service-related exposure and noting insufficient medical evidence to establish a link between the veteran's current condition and his military service.
The deciding factor: The Board found no credible evidence linking either the prostate disorder or respiratory disorder (asbestosis) to active duty service, including Agent Orange exposure for the prostate disorder and post-service civilian asbestos exposure for the respiratory disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Prostate Disorder, Respiratory Disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 26, 2008
- Citation
- 0833184
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