The Board denied service connection for benign prostatic hyperplasia, kidney stones, and osteoarthrosis/osteoarthritis as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's military service, including presumed exposure to herbicides in Vietnam or contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the weight of the competent and credible evidence established that the Veteran's BPH, kidney stones, and osteoarthrosis/osteoarthritis were not medically related to active service. The VA opinions provided did not find a relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.
- Claimed conditions
- benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), kidney stones, osteoarthrosis/osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 3, 2025
- Citation
- 25001555
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,549 · Granted: 26% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's BPH is found to be related to his service-connected hypertension and cardiovascular disabilities, thus granting service connection for BPH on a secondary basis.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for BPH due to insufficient evidence regarding its relationship to his service-connected hypertension. The AOJ is instructed to obtain a medical opinion addressing whether BPH was caused or aggravated by his hypertension.
- Whole decision: Granted
Service connection for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is granted as secondary to the service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II. Other conditions are denied.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's kidney stones and back disability are granted as service connected. The case is remanded for further development regarding the back disability.
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