Prostate cancer decisions — 2008

The Board denied service connection for prostate cancer and diabetes mellitus, finding no evidence of in-service exposure to Agent Orange or a link between the veteran's current conditions and his military service.

The Board denied service connection for prostate cancer and shingles, as there was no competent evidence showing a relationship between the veteran's current conditions and his military service.

The Board found that the veteran does not currently suffer from prostate cancer, and therefore denied service connection for prostate cancer as a result of exposure to herbicide agents.

The veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities is being remanded for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable initial evaluation for residuals of colon cancer, and service connection for prostate cancer and skin cancer due to exposure to ionized radiation.

The veteran's claims for service connection for prostate cancer and erectile dysfunction were denied due to a lack of qualifying active military service.

The veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating prior to May 8, 2007, and a rating in excess of 20 percent from May 9, 2007, is being remanded for further development.

The veteran's prostate cancer and erectile dysfunction were granted service connection, with the veteran having been presumed to have been exposed to herbicides during his service in Vietnam.

The Board found that the reduction in the evaluation of the veteran's residuals of prostate cancer from 100 percent to 40 percent based on the schedular rating criteria was proper.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for additional development of evidence related to the veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for injury to the colon secondary to VA medical treatment for prostate cancer.

The Board found that the preponderance of the evidence is against the veteran's claim for service connection for prostate cancer due to in-service exposure to ionizing radiation.

The Board denied a rating higher than 40 percent for residuals of prostate cancer as the evidence did not support a finding of voiding dysfunction requiring absorbent materials or renal dysfunction.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a lung condition and prostate cancer, finding no evidence of an in-service injury or disease that could be related to his current conditions.

The veteran's claims for service connection for prostate cancer, urinary bladder cancer, and skin lesion on the left leg, to include as secondary to herbicide exposure, were denied due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board found that the veteran's prostate cancer was not related to his active service and denied the claim.

The appeal is remanded to obtain a medical opinion regarding the relationship between current prostate cancer and in-service treatment for prostatitis.

The veteran's hypertension was not found to be more severe than 10 percent disabling, and his residuals of prostate cancer were not shown to warrant a compensable evaluation.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for prostate cancer, and the claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were denied due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 60 percent for service-connected residuals of prostate cancer, status post radical retropubic prostatectomy, as the evidence did not show that his condition was active and required a higher level of care.

The Board denied service connection for breathing problems and remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for prostate cancer, including as due to herbicide exposure.