The Board found that the Veteran's BPH was not related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus and did not manifest during active duty. The claim for service connection for BPH is denied.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of a chronic condition in service or continuity of symptomatology after service, and there is no medical opinion linking the current BPH to service-connected diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- Benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2015
- Citation
- 1502425
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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: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for BPH on a direct basis, finding that the Veteran's current condition is related to his conceded exposure to Agent Orange during service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's effective date for service connection of BPH is granted as June 11, 2012. The claim for a compensable rating for HTN remains denied.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) did not manifest as voiding dysfunction requiring the use of an appliance or the wearing of absorbent material, which must be changed more than four times per day, or poor renal function. Therefore, an increased disability rating in excess of 40 percent for BPH is denied.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) due to exposure to herbicide agents, finding that the Veteran's BPH is not related to his service or herbicide exposure.
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