The veteran's prostate disability (to include prostatitis and/or benign prostatic hypertrophy) is service-connected, while mitral valve prolapse is not.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a direct link between the veteran's in-service treatment for chronic prostatitis and his current prostate disability. However, there is no competent evidence of a current diagnosis of MVP, thus service connection cannot be granted.
- Claimed conditions
- prostate disability, mitral valve prolapse (MVP)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 2, 2009
- Citation
- 0900034
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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- Denied
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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