The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for benign prostate hyperplasia, finding that there is no evidence linking his current condition to his in-service exposure to herbicides. The Board concluded that BPH is not a disease associated with herbicide exposure and thus cannot be presumed as such.
The deciding factor: The Board found the Veteran's claim denied due to lack of evidence establishing a link between his benign prostate hyperplasia and his in-service herbicide exposure, as BPH is not one of the diseases listed for presumptive service connection based on herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- benign prostate hyperplasia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 31, 2024
- Citation
- A24042384
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