The Veteran was granted service connection for dry eyes, but denied service connection for benign prostatic hypertrophy. The appeal regarding TDIU is also denied.,Service connection for benign prostatic hypertrophy was denied as there was no evidence of a disease listed under 38 C.F.R. § 3.309(a) and the Board found that it did not have its onset during service or due to herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinions indicated that the Veteran's benign prostatic hypertrophy was not related to his in-service herbicide exposure, as there were no symptoms of BPH during service and current medical literature does not support a link between herbicide exposure and BPH development.,There is no evidence showing that the Veteran had any disability due to service-connected conditions that prevented him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- dry eyes, benign prostatic hypertrophy
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 20, 2023
- Citation
- 23017382
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