The Board denied service connection for interstitial cystitis and prostate cancer as the conditions did not have their onset in service, were not attributable to or worsened by his service-connected prostatitis.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners found no evidence linking the Veteran's interstitial cystitis or prostate cancer to his service or his service-connected prostatitis. The claims were denied based on a lack of medical evidence supporting these connections.
- Claimed conditions
- Interstitial Cystitis, Prostate Cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 13, 2009
- Citation
- 0909451
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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