The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed prostate disorder, including hematuria, hematospermia, and benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH), is not related to his active service or presumed herbicide exposure. As such, the claim for service connection is denied.
The deciding factor: There was no diagnosis of a chronic condition during service, and there is insufficient evidence linking the current prostate disorder to service or presumed herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- prostate disorder, hematuria, hematospermia, benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 12, 2018
- Citation
- 1802905
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What this means for you
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