Prostate cancer decisions — 2002

The VA denied the veteran's claim for a higher evaluation for his prostate cancer residuals due to service connection, finding that there was no evidence of voiding or renal dysfunction.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection for prostate cancer, as claimed as secondary to herbicide exposure during his military service. The Board found no evidence of a medical nexus between the veteran's prostate cancer and his alleged in-service herbicide exposure.

The Board denied service connection for prostate cancer and squamous cell skin cancer, finding no evidence linking these conditions to the veteran's exposure to ionizing radiation during military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for prostate cancer and diabetes mellitus, finding that these conditions did not begin during or as a result of his military service. The health problems of his children were also found to be unrelated to his exposure to ionizing radiation.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not meet the criteria for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder, residuals of malaria, residuals of yellow jaundice, a heart disability, or prostate cancer.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for prostate cancer, as secondary to his service-connected prostatitis.

The veteran requested to withdraw his appeal concerning the issue of service connection for prostate cancer.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hemorrhoids, prostate cancer, and hypertension due to a lack of medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for a prostate disorder and/or prostate cancer was denied because no new and material evidence had been submitted since the April 1986 Board decision.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for multiple physical disabilities, including skin rash with blisters on his feet, kidney disability, prostate condition, enlarged lymph nodes in the back, appendicitis, hernia, sinusitis, emphysema, circulation disorder of the lower extremities, and gastrointestinal disorders. The Board found no evidence that any of these conditions were present in service or etiologically related to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for prostate cancer and a compensable rating for chronic prostatitis, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his service or service-connected disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for adenocarcinoma of the prostate, postoperative radical prostatectomy. The evidence did not support a finding that the condition was incurred in service or due to ionizing radiation exposure.

The veteran's claims for service connection for skin cancer and prostate cancer are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a dose estimate based on exposure to ionizing radiation in service.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for residuals of prostate cancer from April 22, 1997 through March 19, 2000 was denied. The Board found that there is no medical evidence of residual voiding dysfunction, renal dysfunction, incontinence, impotence or urinary tract infection during this period.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for prostate cancer, finding that it was not incurred in or aggravated by active duty and could not be presumed to have been incurred in service.

The Board has granted the veteran's cause of death and eligibility for Chapter 35 Dependent's Educational Assistance benefits, finding that his service-connected psychoneurosis contributed to his death.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for prostate cancer due to exposure to ionizing radiation during his military service, finding that there was no reasonable possibility of a link between his in-service exposure and his current condition.

The Board has granted a rating of 10 percent for the veteran's service-connected left knee disability prior to June 24, 1996. For the period subsequent to August 31, 1997, the RO assigned a maximum schedular evaluation based on the veteran's total knee arthroplasty.

The veteran's prostate cancer residuals are currently rated as 40 percent disabling, and the Board has determined that a 60 percent evaluation is warranted.,For the period from May 31, 1996 to the present, the veteran's bilateral hearing loss is rated as noncompensable. For the period from October 10, 2000 onward, the rating for positional vertigo has been increased to a 10 percent evaluation.

The veteran's disabilities do not meet the criteria for special monthly pension based on need for aid and attendance or being housebound.