The Board has determined that service connection for the residuals of a urethral stricture is granted, as there is at least equipoise evidence to support this determination.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the residuals of a urethral stricture persist and are related to service, with reasonable doubt resolved in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- urethral stricture, benign prostate hypertrophy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 29, 2015
- Citation
- 1518348
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
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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