The Board has granted service connection for chronic prostatitis and nocturia, finding that both conditions are related to the Veteran's active duty service.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on direct evidence showing a current disability (chronic prostatitis and nocturia) incurred during service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic prostatitis, nocturia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 22, 2022
- Citation
- 22016386
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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