The Board has remanded the case due to uncertainty regarding the Veteran's exposure to herbicides and his service connection for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The Veteran was exposed to herbicides while serving aboard a ship in Vietnam, but there is no direct evidence of personal shore leave. A VA examination will be conducted to determine if BPH is related to service.
The deciding factor: The Board found uncertainty regarding the Veteran's exposure to herbicides and thus remanded for further development including a VA examination to determine if BPH is related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 27, 2022
- Citation
- 22055026
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's BPH is found to be related to his service-connected hypertension and cardiovascular disabilities, thus granting service connection for BPH on a secondary basis.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for BPH due to insufficient evidence regarding its relationship to his service-connected hypertension. The AOJ is instructed to obtain a medical opinion addressing whether BPH was caused or aggravated by his hypertension.
- Granted
Service connection for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is granted as secondary to the service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II. Other conditions are denied.
- Granted
The Veteran's chronic kidney disease, stage 3, with anemia is granted as service connected due to exposure to Agent Orange. The claim for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is remanded.
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