Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of an earlier effective date for service connection for benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) to request a medical opinion on whether BPH is a residual of left kidney renal cell carcinoma.
The deciding factor: A new medical opinion is required to determine if the Veteran's BPH could be a residual of his service-connected left kidney renal cell carcinoma, as there is evidence that dates back to 2015 but no definitive medical evidence linking BPH to the kidney cancer.
- Claimed conditions
- benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25017685
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