The Board denied service connection for residuals of a prostatectomy, finding that the evidence did not support a link to military service and that it was more likely due to non-service-related factors.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no credible evidence linking the prostate cancer and its subsequent treatment to service, including Agent Orange exposure in Korea.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a prostatectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 18, 2020
- Citation
- 20054532
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