Prostate cancer
Across 2,170 real Board appeals for Prostate cancer
67% were granted, partly granted, or remanded.
A denial is often not the end — remands are sent back for more development and frequently end in a grant.
- Granted 21%
- Partly granted 16%
- Remanded 31%
- Denied 25%
What tends to win
Among the appeals that were granted or partly granted, the most common ways Prostate cancer was linked to service:
- Direct service connection401
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)261
- Reopened with new & material evidence51
How it’s rated, in practice
When Prostate cancer was granted, the rating most often assigned was:
- 100% (157)
- 60% (38)
- 40% (35)
- 20% (18)
- 10% (17)
Presumptive & exposure paths
These appeals involved a recognized exposure — which can mean the link to service is presumed, with no nexus to prove:
- Agent Orange / herbicides300
- PACT Act214
- Camp Lejeune water141
- Burn pits & airborne hazards109
- Gulf War34
Real decisions
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for prostate cancer, related to in-service exposures at Camp Lejeune.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for prostate cancer, finding that the evidence supports a link between the Veteran's condition and toxic exposure during his military service at Camp Lejeune.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for heart condition, hypertension, and residuals prostate cancer on a presumptive basis due to herbicide exposure under the PACT Act.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for prostate cancer, finding the evidence to be approximately balanced in favor of a causal relationship between the Veteran's prostate cancer and his military service at Camp Lejeune.
- Granted
The Board restored the Veteran's 100 percent disability rating for his service-connected prostate cancer, effective September 1, 2024.
- Granted
The Board granted an initial disability evaluation of 40 percent for the Veteran's service-connected residuals of prostate cancer, status post prostatectomy.
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