Prostate cancer decisions — 2009

The Veteran's prostate cancer is found to be related to service and herbicide exposure. The claims for stomach cancer, skin disorder, and TDIU are granted.

The Veteran's prostate cancer is granted as secondary to Agent Orange exposure. The service connection for PTSD remains pending.

The Board found no evidence of service in Vietnam or exposure to herbicides, and thus could not grant service connection for prostate cancer. The Veteran's erectile dysfunction was also denied as there is no direct evidence linking it to his military service.

The Veteran's prostate cancer is granted as service connected due to exposure to an herbicide agent in Vietnam.

The Veteran's prostate cancer was not incurred during service or due to his service-connected prostatitis, and the Board denied service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for prostate cancer and bladder cancer was denied as there is no evidence of a current disability. The Board notes that the Veteran has not provided any competent medical evidence linking his bladder cancer to Agent Orange exposure or another incident of service.

The Veteran's prostate cancer was active from the date of receipt of his service connection claim on June 26, 2003, to April 6, 2004. The Board grants a 100 percent rating for this period.

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary before the claim for service connection for cause of death can be adjudicated.

The Veteran's prostate cancer and erectile dysfunction were not incurred in or aggravated by service, nor may they be presumed to have been incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board has determined that the cause of the Veteran's death was not due to a disability incurred or aggravated by active service, nor is it due to a disability that may be presumed to have been incurred or aggravated therein. The appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death is denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's prostate cancer and pituitary adenoma are not related to his exposure to ionizing radiation during service, thus denying service connection for these conditions.

The Board has determined that the reduction of the evaluation for the Veteran's service-connected prostate cancer from 100% to 60%, effective June 1, 2004, was proper and denied his request for restoration of a 100% rating.

The Veteran's prostate cancer is granted as service connected due to herbicide exposure during his service in Korea.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have sores on the back of his head and neck, acid reflux, urinary infection, or prostate cancer that are related to his military service. The claims for these conditions are therefore denied.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for reimbursement of private medical expenses related to his service-connected prostate cancer treatment from June 21, 2006 through September 12, 2006.

The Veteran's claim for SMC based on the loss of use of a creative organ was denied as there is no medical evidence to suggest that his erectile dysfunction, which he attributes to his prostate cancer and radical prostatectomy in 1992, is related to his service-connected BPH.

The Board found that the Veteran did not have exposure to Agent Orange and thus could not establish service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II or prostate cancer on a presumptive basis. The evidence does not support a finding of direct service connection either.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for prostate cancer and cardiovascular and vascular disease, finding that there was no reasonable possibility that these conditions were related to exposure to ionizing radiation during his military service.

The Veteran's prostate and colon cancers were not shown to be related to service or an incident of service origin, including any in-service exposure to ionizing radiation.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's prostate cancer is not related to exposure to ionizing radiation during service and denied his claim for service connection.