The Board granted service connection for cervical spine degenerative arthritis and DDD, as well as radiculopathy of both upper extremities and diabetic peripheral neuropathy in both upper extremities. However, the claim for benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) was denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence is approximately balanced on whether the Veteran's BPH condition developed over time due to his service or as a result of his exposure to Agent Orange, but it did not manifest in service and there is no direct link to an event or incident during service. The cervical spine degenerative arthritis and DDD, along with radiculopathy and diabetic peripheral neuropathy, were granted based on the evidence supporting their secondary nature to the Veteran's now-service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy (BPH), Cervical spine degenerative arthritis and degenerative disc disease (DDD), Radiculopathy of the RIGHT upper extremity, Radiculopathy of the LEFT upper extremity, Diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the RIGHT upper extremity, Diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the LEFT upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 3, 2025
- Citation
- 25002995
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,156 · Granted: 29% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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