The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied as his conditions did not manifest during or within one year of his active duty service, and there is no evidence linking the conditions to his military service.
The deciding factor: Service treatment records do not show any complaints or diagnoses related to the claimed conditions until several decades after separation from service. The Veteran's symptoms are more consistent with natural progression over time rather than being linked to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Benign prostatic hypertrophy with history of prostate cancer, Bilateral upper extremity neuropathy, Bilateral lower extremity neuropathy, Sleep disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 16, 2016
- Citation
- 1624302
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