Prostate cancer decisions — 2019

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient data regarding the Veteran's claimed exposure to herbicides in Vietnam. The issues will be reconsidered with this new information.

The Veteran's prostate cancer and type II diabetes mellitus are granted as service connected due to herbicide exposure during his time at Ramasun Station in Thailand.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of necessary medical records and an incomplete VA opinion regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected conditions contributed to his death in a motor vehicle accident.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, hearing loss, and tinnitus, render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted a TDIU.

The Veteran's prostate cancer is granted service connection based on presumed exposure to herbicides during his active duty in Thailand. The issue of entitlement to service connection for erectile dysfunction remains pending and will be remanded.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination due to incomplete information and need for clarification of certain symptoms.

The Veteran's prostate cancer rating was reduced from 100% to 40%, but a 60% rating for voiding dysfunction is granted effective February 1, 2015. Special monthly compensation based on housebound status is also granted.

The Board has granted service connection for prostate cancer and tinnitus, but has remanded the issues of service connection for PTSD and bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for prostate cancer and bladder removal due to new evidence received since the last decision, including military personnel records indicating potential exposure to diesel fuel and Agent Orange. The Veteran must be provided with a VA examination to determine if his conditions are related to service.

The Veteran's prostate cancer is presumed to be associated with his in-service herbicide agent exposure, and he served in the Republic of Vietnam. Therefore, service connection for prostate cancer is granted.

The Veteran's prostate cancer with urinary incontinence and erectile dysfunction is granted service connection. The lung condition and heart condition, related to the prostate cancer, are also remanded for further review.

The Veteran's prostate cancer was not incurred in service and cannot be presumed to be associated with exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. Service connection is denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of prostate cancer and erectile dysfunction as secondary to prostate cancer have been reopened, and both conditions are now granted.

The Board has granted retroactive effective dates of November 25, 2013 for the grant of service connection for prostate cancer, tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, and right foot burn scars.

The Veteran's PTSD and prostate cancer with residuals are being remanded for further evaluation due to the lack of recent medical records and examinations.

The Board has dismissed all claims of service connection for various cancers and a heart disorder due to herbicide exposure, as the Veteran died during the appeal process.

The Veteran seeks an effective date prior to June 10, 2013, for the re-instatement of a disability rating of 100 percent for prostate cancer. The Board denied this claim as the effective date is limited to the date of the grant of service connection and subsequent reductions.

The Board has granted service connection for prostate cancer as secondary to herbicide exposure during active duty, finding the Veteran presumed exposed to herbicides in Vietnam and thus meeting the criteria for presumptive service connection.

The Board has decided that the reduction in the disability rating for prostate cancer from 100 to 40 percent, effective June 1, 2014, was proper. The issue of restoring a 100 percent rating for prostate cancer is remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of death, finding that there was no evidence linking the Veteran's cancers and IHD to his active service.