The Veteran's claim for service connection for a prostate gland disability was reopened due to new and material evidence. However, the Board denied the claim as there is no evidence of a current disability that began during service or is related to any in-service injury, event, or disease, including exposure to herbicides.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion concluded that the Veteran's BPH was not related to service or service-connected disabilities and did not find a connection between his elevated PSA and prostate gland disability.
- Claimed conditions
- prostate gland disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 4, 2023
- Citation
- 23043157
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