Prostate cancer decisions — 2014

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development due to changes in his reported symptomatology and the need for a new VA examination.

The Veteran's prostate cancer is presumed to have been incurred as a result of Agent Orange exposure in service. Service connection for type II diabetes mellitus due to Agent Orange exposure is granted.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased disability rating for his service-connected prostate cancer was dismissed as he withdrew the appeal in October 2014.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn prior to the Board making a decision.

The Board finds the Veteran's prostate cancer was not incurred in service and denied his claims for back, left foot, bilateral knee, and GERD disabilities.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's prostate cancer is at least as likely as not due to herbicide exposure during service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's prostate cancer disability was reduced from 100% to 20%, effective June 1, 2009. The Veteran's PTSD with alcohol dependence in remission claim is pending.,Hypertension service connection is not established.

The Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation benefits based on housebound status and need for regular aid and attendance has been granted prior to September 7, 2011.

The Veteran's MFS is related to his active service, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition. The issues of entitlement to service connection for a right hip disability, prostate cancer, and cardiomyopathy are remanded due to inadequate medical opinions in the December 2012 VA opinion.

The Veteran's service-connected prostate cancer does not result in any residuals that would warrant a compensable rating. The Board found that the Veteran's urinary symptoms are more likely related to his bladder cancer and subsequent cystoprostatectomy, rather than his prostate cancer.

The Veteran's prostate cancer residuals required surgical intervention in February 2012, reopening the six-month window for a 100% evaluation. A rating of 100 percent is granted for the period from February 1, 2012 to May 29, 2012.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is granted with a rating of 70 percent, effective October 27, 2006. The Veteran was found eligible for TDIU as of that date.

The Veteran's service-connected prostate cancer with radical retropubic prostatectomy has been rated at 60 percent since July 1, 2009. The Board finds that a TDIU is warranted from July 1, 2009.

The Board has granted service connection for Parkinson's disease and prostate cancer, finding that the Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents in the Korean DMZ during service. The conditions have been rated at 10% disabling.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for HTLV 1 and 2, anxiety and depression, peripheral neuropathy of the arms and legs, hepatitis C, and prostate cancer as a result of exposure to herbicides is dismissed due to withdrawal.,Veteran has been diagnosed with prostate cancer.

The Board denied service connection for prostate cancer and a bladder condition, finding that the current disabilities are not related to service. The Veteran's appeal as to kidney condition was withdrawn.

The Board found that the reduction of the Veteran's prostate cancer disability rating from 100% to 0% was proper, as there had been an improvement in his condition and no compensable residuals remained.

The Board has determined that the Veteran was not exposed to herbicides, including Agent Orange, during service. Therefore, his claims for prostate cancer, lung cancer, and right ear disability due to such exposure are denied.

The Veteran's prostate cancer with erectile dysfunction resulted in malignant neoplasms of the genitourinary system as of June 4, 2009, warranting a 100% rating effective that date.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is granted. The Board finds that the Veteran at least as likely as not incurred bilateral hearing loss as a result of active service.