The Board has determined that the Veteran's genitourinary symptoms, including prostatitis, testicular pain/epididymitis, and urethral stricture, are manifestations of a pelvic pain syndrome with pelvic floor dysfunction. These conditions became manifest during service in Iraq and are considered to be service-connected.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's genitourinary symptoms were found to be manifestations of a medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illness (pelvic pain syndrome) that is not attributable to any known clinical diagnosis, thus meeting the criteria for service connection under 38 C.F.R. § 3.317.
- Claimed conditions
- genitourinary disability (claimed as prostatitis, testicular pain/epididymitis, and urethral stricture), pelvic floor dysfunction, pelvic spasm syndrome
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 2, 2015
- Citation
- 1546258
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 50 percent rating for pelvic floor dysfunction and remanded the claim for a rating in excess of 20 percent for intervertebral disc syndrome with degenerative arthritis of the spine.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for pelvic floor dysfunction and constipation was dismissed due to a violation of VA claims-processing rules.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for menorrhagia, pelvic floor dysfunction, and residuals of a vaginal hematoma based on their relationship to in-service childbirth with complications.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the claim for service connection of pelvic floor dysfunction due to a prior grant in August 2023. The issue of service connection for degenerative disc disease is remanded.
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