Prostate cancer decisions — 2008

The Board has determined that the veteran's prostate cancer is related to service and radiation exposure, granting service connection for this condition.

The Board has granted a 40 percent evaluation for the veteran's residuals of prostate cancer after May 14, 2008. The veteran is not entitled to an evaluation higher than 40 percent.

The veteran died from a cerebral vascular accident, with prostate cancer as a significant condition. The cause of death is not service-connected and the veteran did not have at least 10 years of total service-connected disability prior to his death. Therefore, DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 is denied.

The veteran's prostate cancer is recognized as being caused by exposure to herbicide agents used in Vietnam, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The veteran's claim for special monthly pension based on need for aid and attendance is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The case is being remanded for additional medical records to be obtained and reviewed, as the appellant seeks service connection for the cause of her husband's death due to prostate cancer.

The Board has determined that the veteran's prostate cancer with residual urinary incontinence is currently rated at 60 percent, and finds no basis to grant a higher rating.

The Board found that the veteran's prostate cancer, which caused his death in 1990, was not related to service and denied the claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's erectile dysfunction, secondary to his service-connected prostate cancer, does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating due to lack of evidence of penis deformity.

The Board has granted a rating in excess of 10 percent for the veteran's degenerative joint disease, right wrist and thumb (major), bringing it to a 20 percent rating.

The veteran's prostate cancer was not incurred during active military service and may not be presumed to have been so incurred.

The Board found that the veteran's prostate cancer was not caused or aggravated by in-service ionizing radiation exposure, and thus denied his claim.

The veteran's claims for service connection for prostate cancer, impotence, and depression have been denied as there is no competent medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service or exposure to Agent Orange.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have bladder cancer or prostate cancer related to his military service and has denied both claims.

The veteran does not have a current diagnosis of prostate cancer and the Board finds that service connection for prostate cancer is denied.

The Board found that the veteran's prostate cancer is not related to his service or exposure to ionizing radiation, and thus denied the claim.

The Board has ordered additional development due to the need for a copy of an October 2004 VA examination report and a psychiatric evaluation.

The veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a VA examination to evaluate his current level of disability and determine if he is entitled to an increased rating for prostate cancer residuals.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for prostate cancer, finding that there was no evidence of radiation exposure and that his prostate cancer is not related to in-service prostatitis.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for prostate cancer, enlarged prostate, colon polyps and colon cancer, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral legs, and bilateral hearing loss due to herbicide exposure. The evidence does not support a finding that any of these conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service.