The Board dismissed the appeal for bilateral hearing loss. Service connection was granted for prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction as secondary to prostate cancer, lumbar spine pain, and radiculopathy of the right lower extremity.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's prostate cancer is presumed service-connected due to exposure at Camp Lejeune. Erectile dysfunction is found to be related to his service-connected prostate cancer. Lumbar spine pain is considered presumptively service-connected as a form of arthritis, and radiculopathy is found to be 'but-for' the lumbar spine disability.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction, lumbar spine, rheumatoid arthritis (presumptive due to degenerative disc disease)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 11, 2026
- Citation
- A26012858
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
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- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was noted upon entry into active duty service and did not increase in severity during service. Therefore, it denied his claim for service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, migraine headaches, and PTSD due to additional development of records and examination.
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