Prostate cancer decisions — 2006

The Board found no evidence of negligence or other fault on VA's part, and thus denied the veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death and for Dependents' Education Assistance pursuant to Title 38, United States Code, Chapter 35. The evidence did not establish a link between the veteran's fatal renal cell carcinoma or prostate cancer and his military service.

The Board finds that the veteran's prostate cancer is not related to his active duty service, including exposure to radiation. The claim for service connection is denied.

The Board has ordered additional development to address the reduction of the veteran's disability rating for prostate cancer and his claim for service connection for a depressive disorder as secondary to his service-connected prostate cancer and erectile dysfunction.

The veteran's service-connected prostate cancer residuals have been productive of daytime voiding intervals between one and two hours, awakening to void three to four times per night, and mild stress incontinence. The criteria for a higher initial rating are not met.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development and readjudication due to the need for a VA examination.

The Board has determined that the criteria for restoration of a 100 percent evaluation for prostate cancer are not met, and thus denied the veteran's claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for prostate cancer, finding that new and material evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating his claim.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for cause of death, finding that there was no direct or secondary service connection and noting a lack of evidence linking the veteran's colon cancer to his military service.

The veteran's prostate cancer, which was previously rated as 100 percent disabling due to service connection and Agent Orange exposure, is now rated at 10 percent after a reduction. The current rating of 10 percent does not meet the criteria for higher ratings based on urinary frequency or voiding dysfunction.

The Board denied all service connection claims, finding no evidence of exposure to ionizing radiation or herbicides and insufficient credible supporting evidence for the claimed stressors related to PTSD.

The Board has granted an increased rating of 20 percent for postoperative residuals of prostate cancer with impotence and urinary frequency, but denied compensable ratings for hemorrhoids and compensation under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for kidney cysts.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for prostate cancer service connection due to herbicide exposure was granted, with the effective date set at February 3, 1999.

The Board has remanded the case for further action, including scheduling a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for chronic allergic rhinitis, prostate cancer, restless leg syndrome, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus as there is no evidence of a relationship between these conditions and his active service or any incident therein.

The Board has granted a 60 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected residuals of prostate cancer, effective from April 25, 2003. The previous rating was 10 percent.

The VA denied a higher rating for the residuals of a prostatectomy, finding that the veteran's primary residual is voiding dysfunction requiring absorbent materials changed no more than 4 times per day.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for prostate cancer service connection was denied as there is no evidence of a prior claim or intent to file a claim before September 18, 2001.

The VA determined that there was no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's prostate cancer to his service, including exposure to ionizing radiation. The Board found against granting service connection for prostate cancer.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for prostate cancer and a disorder of the small intestine, finding no evidence to support these claims based on exposure to ionizing radiation during service or any other basis.