The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's prostate disorder, finding that there is no evidence of a disease or injury incurred in service and that his current prostatitis does not meet the criteria for service connection.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no evidence of prostatitis or another prostate condition in the Veteran's service treatment records, which were silent for symptoms consistent with chronic prostatitis.
- Claimed conditions
- Prostatitis, Benign prostatic hyperplasia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 8, 2023
- Citation
- 23060174
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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