The Veteran's claims for service connection for allergic rhinitis, benign prostatic hypertrophy, and diabetes mellitus, type II have all been denied. The VA examiner found no evidence of these conditions during active service or until many years thereafter, nor is there any causal relationship to such service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current diagnoses were not shown to be related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Allergic Rhinitis, Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy, Diabetes Mellitus, Type II
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 21, 2012
- Citation
- 1221779
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