The Veteran's claim for service connection for enlarged prostate is reopened, but the issue of entitlement to service connection remains denied.,Service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is denied as there is no evidence that it is related to active service or exposure to herbicide agents.,The Veteran's hypertension is remanded for further examination and analysis.
The deciding factor: New evidence received since the May 2015 rating decision raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim for enlarged prostate. However, there is no direct evidence linking the condition to service or herbicide exposure.,The Veteran's IBS was not found to be related to his active service due to lack of evidence and because irritable bowel syndrome is not associated with herbicide agent exposure.,There is insufficient evidence to determine whether the Veteran’s hypertension is directly related to his military service, including exposure to herbicides.
- Claimed conditions
- enlarged prostate, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), hypertension
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19111006
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