The Board granted service connection for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and denied service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury, to include cognitive impairment, a gallbladder condition, to include residual abdominal scar from cholecystectomy, and a pulmonary condition, to include shortness of breath.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence supported a direct link between BPH and the Veteran's service, but not for the other conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), gallbladder condition, to include residual abdominal scar from cholecystectomy, pulmonary condition, to include shortness of breath, residuals of a traumatic brain injury (TBI), to include cognitive impairment
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 22, 2025
- Citation
- 25015152
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,249 · Granted: 37% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted 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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- 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.
- 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.
- Granted
Service connection for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is granted as secondary to the service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II. Other conditions are denied.
- Granted
The Veteran's chronic kidney disease, stage 3, with anemia is granted as service connected due to exposure to Agent Orange. The claim for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is remanded.
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