The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of her husband's death, finding that there was no medical evidence linking his prostate hypertrophy to his military service.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing a nexus between the veteran's prostate hypertrophy and his brief period of active military service in 1918.
- Claimed conditions
- Prostate hypertrophy, Urine retention
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 24, 2008
- Citation
- 0840351
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's urine retention, residuals of ablation of the posterior urethral valve surgery, from January 4, 2005, to April 27, 2010, is rated at the maximum schedular rating (60%) and thus no higher rating can be assigned.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's appeal for further development, including rescheduling VA examinations for his varicose veins, bilateral foot condition, and prostate hypertrophy.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including peripheral neuropathy and lung disability, have been denied as the evidence does not support a finding of in-service onset or continuity of symptoms.,Service connection is only granted if there is medical evidence linking the current condition to an injury or disease incurred during active duty. The Veteran's claims are based on presumed exposure to Agent Orange (AO) herbicides, but the Board found no direct link between any claimed conditions and service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's urine retention and incontinence symptoms between January 4, 2005 to April 2010 were caused by VA medical care providers opting for an ablation of the posterior urethral valve surgery instead of a transurethral resection of the prostate. The Board found that this decision was not due to willful misconduct and proximately caused by VA's failure to timely diagnose and properly treat the disease or injury.
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