The Veteran does not have benign prostatic hypertrophy, bladder neck contracture, Peyronie's disease, or erectile dysfunction with hypogonadism that is related to his service. The Board finds no evidence of a nexus between any of the claimed conditions and the Veteran's service.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence linking any of the claimed conditions to the Veteran's service, including as due to exposure to herbicides.
- Claimed conditions
- benign prostatic hypertrophy, bladder neck contracture, Peyronie's disease, erectile dysfunction with hypogonadism
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 18, 2011
- Citation
- 1102067
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's Peyronie's disease and erectile dysfunction were denied service connection as not related to his service or a service-connected condition, including valvular heart disease and supraventricular arrhythmia.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service connection claims for various conditions, including adjustment disorder, benign skin lesions, actinic keratosis, poikiloderma, porokeratosis, Parkinson's disease, benign prostatic hypertrophy, hypertension, increased urinary frequency, diverticulosis, duodenal ulcer, and bilateral cataracts are all granted due to exposure to herbicide agents, mustard gas, and ionizing radiation during service.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection and ratings were dismissed. The appeal for bilateral recurrent ear wax impaction was dismissed, as the Veteran withdrew his claim. Appeals for a compensable rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB), erectile dysfunction, residuals from neoplasm of the kidney, and hypertension were also dismissed.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to conflicting evidence regarding the nature of the Veteran's prostate condition and a need for further examination.
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