The Veteran's service connection claims for BPH, HTN, and an acquired psychiatric condition are granted. The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition is remanded to obtain a VA psychiatrist's opinion.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the preponderance of evidence showed the Veteran incurred these conditions in service and thus granted their service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH), hypertension (HTN), acquired psychiatric condition, also claimed as anxiety, depression and dementia with memory retention issues
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2020
- Citation
- 20003906
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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