Service connection is granted for rheumatoid arthritis and hypertension. Service connection is also granted for an immune system condition (multiple infections). However, service connection is denied for prostate hypertrophy.,The Veteran's hypertension was caused or aggravated by his service-connected rheumatoid arthritis.,The Veteran has a compromised immune system likely due to the medications he takes for his rheumatoid arthritis. Service connection is granted for this condition.,Service connection is not granted for prostate hypertrophy as there is no evidence of continuous or recurrent symptoms in service and no medical nexus between current condition and active service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's rheumatoid arthritis had its onset during active service, resolving reasonable doubt in his favor.,Hypertension was diagnosed after separation from service but is proximately due to or the result of the Veteran's service-connected rheumatoid arthritis.,The Veteran has a compromised immune system likely caused by medications for his rheumatoid arthritis. The VA examiner opined that this condition is not related to active service, noting the lack of documentation of a prostate condition in service records and the negative findings on examination.,Service connection was denied as there is no evidence of continuous or recurrent symptoms of prostate hypertrophy during service and no medical nexus between current condition and active service.
- Claimed conditions
- rheumatoid arthritis, hypertension, immune system condition (multiple infections), prostate hypertrophy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 29, 2020
- Citation
- 20030334
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