The Board has determined that the Veteran's epididymitis is related to his service, but does not have a current diagnosis of prostatitis or an acquired psychiatric disorder secondary to his service-connected epididymitis. Service connection for these conditions was denied.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no evidence of chronic prostatitis and noted that the Veteran's prostatitis is separate from his epididymitis.
- Claimed conditions
- epididymitis, prostatitis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 25, 2018
- Citation
- 1804869
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's epididymitis was incurred during service and granted service connection for this condition.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal seeking to establish entitlement to a TDIU prior to July 30, 2019 and basic eligibility for DEA under 38 USC chapter 35 is dismissed as the pending Legacy system appeal fully encompasses and exceeds the scope of this AMA version of the issues.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's effective date for a 40 percent disability rating for service-connected epididymitis, status post right hemiscrotal exploration, is granted as of June 21, 2019.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has dismissed the Veteran's claim of service connection for hyperlipidemia. Service connection is granted for cervical strain, prostatitis, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), including as secondary to PTSD.
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