The Board has determined that the veteran's benign prostatic hypertrophy is due to disease or injury incurred in active service, and thus granted service connection for this condition. The heart murmur claim was denied as there is no current diagnosis of a heart murmur.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner stated that it would be pure speculation to opine if the veteran's current prostate condition was due to service without more private treatment records, but the evidence is in relative equipoise showing that his benign prostatic hypertrophy likely had its clinical onset during active service.
- Claimed conditions
- Heart Murmur, Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2008
- Citation
- 0839305
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(o) and (r)(1) based on his need for aid and attendance due to service-connected disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found that there is not substantial compliance with its remand directives and requires further development for the issues of service connection for a heart disability, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and bilateral restless leg syndrome. The VA medical opinions obtained were inadequate to support the decisions on these claims.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has granted service connection for generalized anxiety disorder. Service connection is remanded for heart murmur and adenopathy.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected benign prostatic hypertrophy is granted with a disability rating of 20 percent, effective February 26, 2016.
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