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 assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2015
- Citation
- 1502425
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- Granted
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- 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.
- 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.
- 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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