Prostate cancer decisions — 2016

The Veteran seeks service connection for prostate cancer, which he claims is related to prostatitis in service and potential exposure to contaminants at Camp Lejeune. The case is being remanded for additional development including obtaining medical opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's current condition and his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for headaches, hypertension, prostate cancer or residuals thereof, and diabetes mellitus. The Board found that there was no evidence of a current disability in service or within one year post-service, and that any such disabilities were not related to service.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus and prostate cancer are presumed to be related to herbicide exposure in service, granted.

The Veteran's prostate cancer residuals with surgical scar have been rated at 100 percent since January 1, 2012. The RO has now increased the rating to 60 percent effective April 24, 2012.

The Veteran's prostate cancer, status post open radical retropubic prostatectomy, is rated at a 60 percent disability level due to continual urine leakage requiring the use of absorbent materials that must be changed more than four times per day. The rating reflects his service-connected conditions and does not require additional consideration for other factors.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination, clarification on whether he wants a DRO hearing, and the addition of recent treatment records.

The Veteran's service records do not show any exposure to herbicides, and his claim for prostate cancer as due to such exposure is denied.

The Board found no credible evidence of herbicide exposure during service and denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and prostate cancer due to such exposure.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, Type II, prostate cancer, and coronary artery disease are presumed to be related to his exposure to herbicides during service in Thailand. Service connection is granted for these conditions.

The Veteran's prostate cancer and diabetes mellitus, type 2 are presumed to have been incurred in service due to exposure to herbicides. Service connection is granted for these conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for prostate cancer was denied. His claims for increased evaluations of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, type II, and seborrheic keratosis are pending.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records and for the Veteran to provide any additional evidence pertinent to his claims.

The Veteran's bladder and prostate cancers are granted service connection, with the extension of his prostate cancer being proximately due to his service-connected bladder cancer.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied. The Board found that the conditions claimed are not related to his active service or any incident therein.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for prostate cancer on a presumptive basis due to herbicide exposure during active duty in Thailand and Vietnam.