The Board has determined that the Veteran does not currently have recurrent/chronic UTIs or cystitis, and therefore, service connection for these conditions is denied.
The deciding factor: There is no current evidence of a diagnosis of recurrent/chronic UTIs or cystitis in the medical records provided by VA and other examiners' opinions do not support the presence of such conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- recurrent/chronic urinary tract infections (UTIs), cystitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 2, 2016
- Citation
- 1642303
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of service connection for a bilateral foot disorder, an acquired psychiatric disorder, a skin disorder, and a sleep disorder, as well as an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for cystitis, due to the need for further development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to compensation under the provisions of 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for cystitis and perforated diverticulitis, as residuals of prostate cancer treatment, due to a lack of the consent form for salvage radiation treatment in 2007.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to compensation under 38 U.S.C. � 1151 for cystitis and perforated diverticulitis, as residuals of prostate cancer treatment, for further development.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for cystitis, hysterectomy, uterine fibroid, and bilateral foot disorders as there was no evidence of a chronic recurrent condition during or after service.
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