The Veteran's claims for renal stones with hydronephrosis, prostatomegaly, and urinary retention were denied as they are not related to service or presumed exposure to herbicide agents.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no evidence linking the current conditions to the Veteran’s active service, including his in-service exposure to Agent Orange.
- Claimed conditions
- Renal stones with hydronephrosis, Prostatomegaly, Urinary retention
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 21, 2021
- Citation
- 21003259
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