Prostate cancer decisions — 2020

The Veteran's prostate cancer is granted as a result of exposure to Agent Orange during his service in Vietnam.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for prostate cancer and erectile dysfunction due to new evidence suggesting the Veteran may have had prostate cancer, which could be related to his rectal cancer. The VA will need to determine if the Veteran indeed had prostate cancer and whether it is at least as likely as not that his ED was caused by his prostate cancer.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for prostate cancer with residuals including urinary incontinence, vitiligo of the bilateral hands, arms, and penis, DVT of the bilateral lower extremities, and erectile dysfunction due to Agent Orange exposure have all been denied.,There is no evidence of herbicide exposure during service.

The Board denied the Veteran's request to restore a 100 percent rating for prostate cancer, but granted him a 60 percent rating effective July 1, 2014. The reduction from 100 percent was proper as the cancer is in remission.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, prostate cancer, and Parkinson’s disease due to lack of verification regarding herbicide exposure during service. The Veteran served in Vietnam but did not have direct evidence of such exposure.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for bladder cancer and prostate cancer, including as due to in-service ionizing radiation exposure. The Veteran asserts that he was exposed to radiation at Bikini Atoll following nuclear weapons testing there.

The Board denied service connection for prostate cancer as there was no evidence of herbicide exposure or ionizing radiation in service, and the preponderance of the evidence did not support a link between prostatitis and prostate cancer.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection as the appellant died during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical evidence regarding whether the Veteran's prostate cancer is related to his military service, specifically welding exposure. The claim will be reconsidered with a new VA examination and opinion.

The Board has remanded several service connection claims due to the need for additional evidence related to the Veteran's service in Vietnam.

The Board denied the Veteran's request to restore a 100% disability rating for prostate cancer from May 1, 2015, as there was sustained improvement in his condition and he continued to receive appropriate compensation.

The Board has granted service connection for prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction as secondary to prostate cancer, and tinnitus. The appeal regarding residuals of a right hip injury is dismissed.

The Board has remanded the case due to uncertainty in the VA examiner's opinion regarding whether the Veteran’s prostate cancer was caused or aggravated by his service-connected prostatitis.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for prostate cancer has been granted, and his right thumb distal phalanx avulsion fracture is remanded for further evaluation.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an increased rating for his lumbar spine disability, service connection for bladder cancer and prostate cancer, and service connection for Parkinson’s disease. The claims are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and determinations regarding exposure to herbicides.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of April 1, 2013 for a 40 percent rating for prostate cancer residuals. The evidence did not show that the Veteran required absorbent materials changed two to four times per day or had urinary frequency involving less than one hour of daytime voiding interval within the year prior to April 28, 2014.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to potential herbicide agent exposure in the Korean DMZ and possible frostbite during service.

The Board has granted service connection for prostate cancer due to radiation exposure, finding that the evidence is in equipoise and resolving all doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as he withdrew his appeal regarding the reduction in his prostate cancer rating and bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has granted a TDIU from March 1, 2015. The matter of entitlement to an extraschedular TDIU from February 6, 2008, to September 29, 2009 is remanded for further action.