The veteran was granted service connection for a disability manifested by frequent urination, dysuria, and abdominal pain (i.e., hyperactive bladder) as it is as likely as not the same condition he was treated for in service.
The deciding factor: It is as likely as not that the veteran's present condition is the same thing he was treated for in service.
- Claimed conditions
- prostate disorder, disability manifested by frequent urination, dysuria, and abdominal pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2009
- Citation
- 0904437
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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