Prostate cancer decisions — 2006

The veteran's death was not due to a service-connected disability, and the Board is remanding for further development of medical records.

The veteran's claim for compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 is denied as there is no competent medical evidence establishing that the treatment he received from VA resulted in any additional disability, to include groin and right lower extremity pain.

The Board has granted service connection for lung cancer, but denied service connection for prostate cancer as there is no medical evidence linking the veteran's prostate cancer to his period of active service.

The veteran seeks service connection for prostate cancer, which he claims was caused by exposure to Agent Orange during his time in Thailand. The VA is instructed to verify the veteran's exposure to Agent Orange and schedule him for a VA examination to determine if his prostate cancer is related to his active service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for prostate cancer and postoperative prostatectomy, including as a result of exposure to Agent Orange, finding that there was no evidence linking his condition to his military service or to exposure to herbicides.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining a radiation dose estimate and considering whether the veteran's prostate cancer is related to his exposure to ionizing radiation during service.

The veteran has withdrawn his appeal regarding the issue of a compensable (initial) rating for residuals of prostate cancer. The Board dismisses this issue.

The veteran's appeals for service connection were dismissed due to his withdrawal of the appeal concerning reopening a claim for stomach disorder, prostate cancer, and a disorder requiring blood transfusions. The Board also found that schizophrenia was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional medical evidence and a VA examination. The case will be reconsidered in light of any new information.

The veteran's claim for service connection for prostate cancer is being remanded due to the need to verify his duty or visitation in the Republic of Vietnam and obtain deck logs from the USS JOSEPHUS DANIELS.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for type II diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and prostate cancer. The Board found no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board found no evidence of current prostate cancer and denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The veteran's prostate cancer and impotence are being remanded for further development, including obtaining ship logs to verify exposure to herbicide agents during service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's prostate cancer is not related to his service, including exposure to ionizing radiation.

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

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bladder cancer and prostate cancer, finding no evidence of a link between these conditions and his military service.

The Board finds that the initial March 1999 grant of service connection for prostate cancer and various residual disabilities was clearly erroneous based on the legal presumption of exposure to herbicides set forth at 38 C.F.R. § 3.307(a)(6)(iii) pertaining to veterans who had 'Service in the Republic of Vietnam.' The appellant's active naval service did not include 'Service in the Republic of Vietnam' as defined, and he is not now entitled to this legal presumption.

The Board denied a higher disability rating for PTSD and denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for prostate cancer. The veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, but not in excess of that level. The effective date for prostate cancer was set at April 16, 2003.

The Board found that the veteran's left eye injury and prostate cancer were not incurred or aggravated by service, including as a result of herbicide exposure. The claims for service connection were denied.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of death due to prostate cancer and acute myelogenous leukemia, finding no evidence linking these conditions to service.