The Board denied service connection for a genitourinary disability as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability due to a lack of evidence showing that the genitourinary disability was caused or aggravated by the lumbar spine disability.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that there is no medical relationship between the Veteran's lumbar spine disability and his genitourinary disability, as the Veteran's urinary symptoms are attributed to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).
- Claimed conditions
- genitourinary disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 11, 2022
- Citation
- 22001434
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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- Granted
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- Dismissed
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