The Board denied service connection for recurrent urinary tract infections based on herbicide exposure, but remanded the issue of whether these infections are related to a prostate disorder that developed during active service.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence showing a direct relationship between herbicide exposure and the Veteran's recurrent urinary tract infections.
- Claimed conditions
- Recurrent urinary tract infections, Benign prostatic hypertrophy
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 18, 2012
- Citation
- 1232073
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What this means for you
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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).
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