Prostate cancer decisions — 2009

The veteran's prostate cancer and peripheral neuropathy were not incurred in or aggravated by service, nor may they be presumed related to service.

The veteran is not entitled to special monthly compensation for loss of use of a creative organ as the evidence does not show that he has lost the use of his testicles due to his service-connected prostate cancer.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for leukemia, prostate cancer, and skin cancer as they were not related to ionizing radiation exposure during service.

The veteran's residuals of prostate cancer do not warrant a disability rating in excess of 40 percent.

The veteran's claim for restoration of a 100 percent rating for prostate cancer status post-radical prostatectomy, currently rated as 40 percent disabling, is being remanded to the RO for further development.

The veteran's claims for service connection for prostate cancer, PTSD, and a back disorder (spinal stenosis) were denied as there was no evidence of in-service disease or injury related to these conditions.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and consideration of the veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for residuals of prostate cancer.