The Veteran's benign prostate hypertrophy is not shown to be causally or etiologically related to his herbicide exposure during service. The Board has remanded the issue of service connection for a stroke due to potential secondary effects from ischemic heart disease and diabetes mellitus.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence linking herbicide exposure to benign prostate hypertrophy, and the Veteran's current condition does not meet the criteria for presumptive service connection. The Board has also remanded the issue of service connection for a stroke due to potential secondary effects from ischemic heart disease and diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- benign prostate hypertrophy, stroke
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 14, 2020
- Citation
- 20047050
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for coronary artery disease, hypertension, and stroke as there was no evidence of herbicide agent exposure during service and the medical opinions were against a nexus to service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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