Prostate cancer decisions — 2020

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for further development, specifically obtaining VA treatment records related to the Veteran's prostate cancer.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied, and his previously reopened claim for TBI residuals was also denied. The Board found insufficient evidence to establish a link between the Veteran's current conditions and his military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and special monthly compensation based on need for regular aid and attendance due to service-connected disabilities. The Veteran is found to be so helpless as to need regular aid and attendance, warranting special monthly compensation.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of prostate cancer, including urinary incontinence, due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune is denied.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction, due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, is remanded.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal at this time.

The Board has remanded the DIC claim due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether service-connected conditions contributed to the Veteran's cause of death and if so, which ones. The appellant asserts that TBI, PTSD, prostate cancer, and scalp scars may have aggravated hypertensive cardiomyopathy.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's death was caused by a motor vehicle accident, and not by his service-connected prostate cancer or coronary artery disease. The decision is remanded to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the Veteran's heart condition and alcohol use.

The Veteran's prostate cancer is presumed due to herbicide agent exposure, and his rectal incontinence is service-connected as a result of radiation therapy for his prostate cancer.

The Veteran's prostate cancer residuals, along with other service-connected conditions, have rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation. A rating of 40 percent for prostate cancer residuals is granted, effective from August 15, 2016, and TDIU is also granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 40 percent for his residuals of prostate cancer status post radical prostectomy, finding that the preponderance of evidence showed no local recurrence or metastasis and that therapeutic procedures had ceased. The disability met the criteria for a 40 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 7528-7527.

The Veteran's claim for SMC at the housebound rate prior to November 27, 2013 was denied because he did not have a single service-connected disability rated as 100 percent before that date.

The Veteran's service connection for prostate cancer is granted due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents while stationed at U-Tapao Royal Thai Air Force Base.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of prostate cancer was granted on June 26, 2012. The Board has remanded the case to consider a higher evaluation and an earlier effective date.

The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for prostate cancer service connection has been dismissed due to his death.

The Veteran's prostate cancer is granted service connection based on presumed exposure to herbicides in Thailand. The anal fissures are granted as a result of the Board finding that his symptoms meet the criteria for a compensable rating under Diagnostic Code 7333, despite not meeting the strict requirements for stricture or constant leakage.

The Board has granted service connection for chronic prostatitis. The cases of BPH, prostate cancer, and erectile dysfunction are remanded due to the need for medical opinions.

The Board has determined that further development is needed to determine if the Veteran's service within the 12 nautical mile territorial sea of the Republic of Vietnam, or his duties aboard USS Midway (CVA-41), exposed him to herbicide agents. Service connection for prostate cancer will be remanded.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for increased evaluations for his prostate cancer and hypertension, as well as service connection for right knee, left knee, and back disabilities. The case is being remanded to obtain additional VA treatment records and provide medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran’s conditions.

The Board previously denied service connection for prostate cancer due to lack of herbicide exposure and occurrence during service. The Veteran appealed this decision, but the Court remanded it due to VA's failure to obtain relevant military records. The case is now being remanded again to attempt to obtain these records.

The Veteran's death was attributed to prostate cancer, a disease associated with herbicide exposure. However, the Board found no evidence of herbicide exposure during his service in Korea and denied service connection for the cause of his death.