The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) as there is no evidence of a relationship between his current BPH and active duty, including exposure to toxic herbicide agents.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners found that the Veteran's BPH was not related to service or any service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Benign Prostate Hyperplasia (BPH)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2023
- Citation
- 23001733
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