The Board denied service connection for a prostate disorder and an enlarged prostate, finding that the Veteran's service treatment records were negative for these conditions. The RO also noted that there was no link shown between the prostrate disorders to service.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence showing that the prostate condition or enlargement began in service and VA treatment records showed benign hypertrophy of the prostate almost 30 years after service, which is not a recognized condition associated with herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- prostate disorder, enlarged prostate
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 9, 2013
- Citation
- 1321872
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