The Board has granted service connection for BPH on a direct basis, finding that the Veteran's current condition is related to his conceded exposure to Agent Orange during service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's BPH is more likely than not caused by his in-service exposure to Agent Orange, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- Benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2026
- Citation
- A26006337
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's effective date for service connection of BPH is granted as June 11, 2012. The claim for a compensable rating for HTN remains denied.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) did not manifest as voiding dysfunction requiring the use of an appliance or the wearing of absorbent material, which must be changed more than four times per day, or poor renal function. Therefore, an increased disability rating in excess of 40 percent for BPH is denied.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) due to exposure to herbicide agents, finding that the Veteran's BPH is not related to his service or herbicide exposure.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for heart condition, hypertension, BPH, thyroid condition, and sleep apnea due to potential toxic exposure risk activity (TERA).
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