Prostate cancer decisions — 2019

The Veteran's prostate cancer is not considered service-connected, and therefore the claim for accrued benefits related to this condition is denied. The cause of death listed on his death certificate was terminal metastatic prostate cancer with an underlying cause of cardiac arrest.

The Veteran's prostate cancer with incontinence and voiding dysfunction is granted as service connected due to exposure to cadmium during his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for prostate cancer and skin cancer, finding no evidence of exposure to herbicides agents during service and insufficient medical evidence linking the cancers to service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's prostate cancer and his exposure to JP-4 jet fuel, solvents, and/or benzene during service. The AOJ is instructed to obtain records from SSA and provide a VA clinician with another opinion on whether the Veteran's metastatic prostate cancer is at least as likely as not proximately due to or the result of his active duty, including his in-service exposure.

The Veteran's service connection claim for prostate cancer, including as due to herbicide agent exposure (specifically Camp Lejeune), is granted. The evidence received since the final August 2010 rating decision raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim on a presumptive basis.

The Veteran's prostate cancer is granted service connection due to presumed exposure to herbicides during his active military service in Thailand.

Service connection is granted for diabetes mellitus, type II and prostate cancer to include as secondary to herbicide exposure.,Service connection is granted for eye disability (glaucoma) and skin disability to include service-connected disabilities or herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for prostate cancer service connection and a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss were denied. The Board found that the Veteran did not meet eligibility criteria for the provisions allowing for an earlier effective date due to the liberalizing law regarding herbicide agent exposure, as he was not diagnosed with prostate cancer until after the effective date of the law.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and prostate cancer have been granted. The Board found that the Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents during his service at Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base in Thailand.

The Board denied the Veteran's request to restore a 100 percent disability rating for prostate cancer, effective June 1, 2016. The appeal regarding the residuals of prostate cancer is remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for various foot, knee, and back disabilities, as well as prostate cancer. The claims are being returned to VA for further development.

The Board denied service connection for prostate cancer status-post prostatectomy, finding that the Veteran's prostate cancer was not shown in service or within one year of discharge and there is no probative evidence indicating his prostate cancer is related to service. The presumption for herbicide agents during service does not apply as the Veteran did not serve in Vietnam.

The Veteran's prostate cancer is granted service connection on a presumptive basis due to herbicide exposure at RTAFBs in Thailand.

The Board has added new medical records to the claims file and found that they are relevant. As a result, the case is being sent back for further review of these new records.

The Board has granted service connection for multiple myeloma and prostate cancer, both presumed to be related to herbicide agent exposure during the Veteran's service in or near the Korean DMZ.

The Board has granted a reduction of the Veteran's prostate cancer rating from 100 percent to 40 percent effective April 1, 2013. Additionally, it has granted an increased rating for his prostate cancer residuals with erectile dysfunction from 40 percent to 60 percent.

The Board denied service connection for prostate cancer and diabetes, finding no evidence of exposure to herbicides or other conditions that would warrant presumptive service connection. The Veteran's current prostate cancer was not related to his military service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to uncertainty about whether the Veteran currently has prostate cancer, and a VA examination is needed for clarification.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted due to the submission of new and relevant evidence. The conditions are presumed to be caused by exposure to herbicides in Vietnam.