The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's urinary disability, diagnosed as urethral stricture disease. The claim for balanitis xerotica obliterans is denied.
The deciding factor: There is no current diagnosis of BXO and the evidence does not support a finding that it was incurred in or aggravated by service.
- Claimed conditions
- balanitis xerotica obliterans, urethral stricture disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2017
- Citation
- 1758724
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including a neck condition, right knee condition, lumbar degenerative disc disease, and ankle disabilities, as there was no evidence linking them to the Veteran's active-duty service. The claim for balanitis xerotica obliterans is remanded.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's urethral stricture disease with bladder diverticulum, finding that it is at least as likely as not related to an injury during active duty for training (ACDUTRA) or inactive duty training (INACDUTRA).
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the severity of the Veteran's balanitis xerotica obliterans, including related genitourinary symptoms. A new examination is needed.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151, finding that his bladder disorder was not caused by VA carelessness or negligence and was due to pre-existing conditions.
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