The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for prostate disorder and denied it. The Veteran's prostate disorder was diagnosed in June 2021, but there is no evidence showing a nexus to his military service or herbicide exposure. Service connection cannot be granted as the condition did not manifest during service or within one year after separation. The Board also found that the current prostate disorder is less likely caused by any service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner determined that the Veteran's currently diagnosed benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) was unlikely to have been incurred in service, including due to herbicide exposure, and is not related to his service-connected PTSD with substance addiction/depression/depressed mood or coronary artery disease. The condition also does not appear to be aggravated by any service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Prostate disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 27, 2023
- Citation
- 23024404
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for hypertension under the PACT Act and remanded other claims related to kidney and prostate disorders.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for a bladder disorder and prostate disorder, finding that the Veteran's conditions were not due to an in-service event, injury, or disease, and are not otherwise etiologically related to service, including exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
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