The Board has granted service connection for benign prostate hypertrophy and urinary problems, to include as due to benign prostate hypertrophy. The conditions are considered direct service connections based on evidence showing they began during active service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current diagnoses of benign prostate hypertrophy and urinary problems were established by medical records that show their onset during his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- benign prostate hypertrophy, urinary problems
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- July 31, 2018
- Citation
- 18122842
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What this means for you
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