The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression and anxiety, is related to his military service.,There is insufficient evidence to support a finding that the Veteran's liver disability began during active service or is otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.,The Veteran does not have a bladder disability other than prostatitis (chronic cystitis and benign prostatic hypertrophy) due to his military service.
The deciding factor: The April 2023 VA medical opinion established that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is at least as likely as not proximately due to or the result of his period of active service.,The June 2023 VA medical examination confirmed the presence of a liver cyst, but did not find evidence linking it to service. The examiner noted no available evidence to suggest that the liver cyst was incurred in or caused by exposure during service.,The March 2023 addendum medical opinion concluded that the Veteran's bladder disability (chronic cystitis and benign prostatic hypertrophy) is not due to, nor is it incurred, in his diagnosis of prostatitis. The examiner explained that BPH and chronic cystitis are not epidemiologically linked to Agent Orange exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- acquired psychiatric disorder, liver disability, bladder disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2024
- Citation
- 24003214
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