Prostate cancer decisions — 2016

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining medical opinions regarding the Veteran's claimed conditions and verifying herbicide exposure. The Veteran is seeking service connection for coronary artery disease, prostate cancer, and erectile dysfunction, all potentially related to herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a personal hearing on his claim of service connection for prostate disability.

The Veteran's cause of death was not related to service-connected conditions, and the criteria for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 were not met.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and prostate cancer, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability in either condition.

The Board found that the cause of the Veteran's death, prostate cancer with metastasis, was not related to his active service or any incident of service, including alleged in-service herbicide exposure. The claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death is denied.

The Veteran's prostate cancer residuals are rated at a 60 percent disability rating since May 1, 2007 due to the need for absorbent materials which must be changed more than four times per day. The TDIU claim is not granted.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and need for additional opinions regarding service connection claims.

The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 due to radiation treatment at a VA facility is denied as there is no credible evidence of such treatment. The application to reopen the claim for service connection for loss of teeth with numbness is also denied.

The Veteran's prostate cancer has been rated at 10 percent since March 1, 2011. The Board is remanding the case to determine if a higher rating is warranted based on current severity of symptoms.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's prostate cancer and related residuals, including erectile dysfunction. The issues are inextricably intertwined and must be addressed together.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development, including obtaining a dose estimate of radiation exposure and clarifying whether asbestos exposure causes or aggravates prostate cancer.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction, to include as secondary to shell fragment wound residuals, PTSD, diabetes mellitus, and prostate cancer is being remanded due to the need for additional development of medical records.

The Board has ordered additional development due to outstanding VA and private treatment records, as well as service personnel records. The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding an increased rating for prostate cancer.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied as new and material evidence was not presented.,Prostate cancer claim was denied due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Veteran's service-connected chronic low back strain and prostate cancer disabilities have rendered him unable to obtain or retain substantially gainful employment, resulting in a TDIU grant.

The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 is granted as the evidence shows that his prostate cancer developed due to a failure to timely diagnose and treat, which was caused by VA carelessness or negligence.

The Board has granted a 20 percent evaluation for the Veteran's erectile dysfunction, which is considered a penile deformity with loss of erectile power. The Veteran's gynecomastia was separately evaluated and remains under appeal.

The Veteran's service-connected prostate cancer, status-post prostatectomy, results in urine leakage requiring the use of absorbent materials which must be changed more than four times per day. The Board has granted a rating of 60 percent for this condition.

The Board denied service connection for the claimed conditions, finding no evidence of in-service exposure to herbicides and that the disorders are not related to service.