Prostate cancer decisions — 2017

The Board has remanded the claims for further development due to the need for additional medical opinions and consideration of new evidence.

The Veteran's prostate cancer is granted service connection as it is presumed to be due to herbicide exposure in Korea.

The Veteran's residuals of prostate cancer resulted in urinary leakage that required waking to void five times or more per night and the wearing of absorbent materials must be changed two to four times per day, but not more than four times. No renal dysfunction was noted.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral eye disorder, headache disorder, prostate cancer, and left hand scar. The evidence does not support a finding of aggravation during service or establish continuity of symptomatology since service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to a lack of information regarding the Veteran's employment and educational history, which is necessary to determine if he meets the criteria for TDIU.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining new VA examinations and reviewing all submitted evidence. The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are to be considered in determining his ability to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran is not rendered unable to obtain (secure) or maintain (follow) substantially gainful employment as a result of service-connected disabilities for any period.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD and prostate cancer residuals have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment, warranting a TDIU.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed conditions are not related to his military service or exposure to herbicides, and therefore denied all three claims for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for scheduling a videoconference hearing at the RO. The Veteran's appeal includes claims related to various conditions and disabilities, including tinnitus, glaucoma, allergic rhinitis/sinusitis, esotropia, diplopia, hearing loss, hypertension, GERD, and prostate cancer.

The Veteran's prostate cancer residuals are already at the maximum schedular rating of 40 percent, and no higher rating is warranted based on current symptomatology.,The right lower quadrant scars and right hip scar have a combined effective rating of 20 percent. The Veteran does not meet the criteria for a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic codes.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for prostate cancer residuals, which he claims are related to exposure to herbicide agents on C-123 aircraft. The case has been remanded due to the need for a Board videoconference hearing.

The Veteran's prostate cancer and epididymo-orchitis were not found to be related to service or any in-service exposure. The claim for increased rating of epididymo-orchitis was denied as the condition did not meet criteria warranting a higher rating.

The Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents, including Agent Orange, during his service at Ft. Chaffee and is presumed to have developed prostate cancer as a result of this exposure.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a skin rash is denied. The reduction in the rating for prostate cancer from 100% to 60% was upheld as proper based on findings showing improvement and no recurrence of prostate cancer.

The Veteran's service-connected prostate cancer does not prevent him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment consistent with his educational and occupational background.

The Board determined that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for qualification as a 'radiation-exposed' Veteran and therefore could not establish service connection for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and prostate cancer due to exposure to ionizing radiation.

The Board has granted an effective date of January 21, 2010 for the grant of service connection for prostate cancer and diabetes mellitus type II. The effective date for diabetes mellitus type II was denied as it is not supported by evidence prior to April 13, 2012.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and updated VA treatment records.

The Veteran's prostate cancer was not shown to be related to service, including exposure to herbicides. The claim for service connection is denied.