The Veteran's prostate disorder is found to be related to his military service, leading to a grant of service connection.
The deciding factor: Medical evidence shows that the Veteran has had a recurrent prostate disorder since January 1968 and experienced symptoms during military service, supporting a finding of service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- prostate disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 22, 2010
- Citation
- 1047606
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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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