The Veteran's prostate condition, including prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), is remanded for further development to determine if it is related to his active service and exposure to herbicide agents.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran’s claim should be recharacterized due to a previous denial of service connection for prostate cancer, which includes BPH. The current appeal focuses on whether the Veteran's condition is related to his service and exposure to herbicide agents.
- Claimed conditions
- prostate condition, prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2020
- Citation
- 20001747
What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a prostate condition, including prostate cancer, as there was no evidence of an in-service injury or disease and no nexus to service.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus, service connection for sinusitis and a prostate condition due to herbicide exposure, and remanded claims for service connection for tension headaches and a kidney condition due to herbicide exposure.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, but granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for increased ratings and service connection, indicating satisfaction with the current ratings.
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