Prostate cancer decisions — 2020

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed without prejudice due to his death, and no one has been properly substituted to continue the appeal.

The Veteran's prostate cancer residuals are presumed to be due to his exposure to herbicide agents during his active service at Camp Casey, Korea. The Board granted the claim based on this presumption.

The Board's decision is vacated as it did not have jurisdiction to issue a decision on the Veteran's claim for an increased rating for adjustment disorder with anxiety and depression associated with prostate cancer, status post radical prostatectomy.

The Veteran's claims for prostate cancer, dental disability (loss of teeth), bilateral foot fungal disorder, hypercholesterolemia, skin cancer of the right cheek, psychiatric disability (claimed as PTSD), right thumb disability, left knee instability and painful motion (status post ACL repair), and right hip bursitis with strain have all been denied. The Board found no evidence to support these claims.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete information regarding exposure to ionizing radiation and a dose estimate is required. The Veteran's prostate cancer claim will be reconsidered with this new information.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for prostate cancer and erectile dysfunction are being remanded due to the submission of new evidence after a recent Statement of the Case.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, and prostate cancer due to new evidence submitted since the July 2011 denial. The Veteran served in the territorial waters of Vietnam during his military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for a prostate disorder, claimed as prostate cancer, due to herbicide exposure. The case is returned for further development and examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for low back disability, hepatitis C, prostate cancer, and tuberculosis. The appeals to reopen these claims were unsuccessful due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him in need of regular aid and assistance, thus granting special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance.

The Board has remanded the case for further development regarding service connection for breathing problems, including asthma and COPD. The Veteran's prostate cancer is denied as not related to his military service.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for prostate cancer and erectile dysfunction, but granted an effective date of October 15, 2013 for lung cancer.,Prostate cancer was granted service connection on a presumptive basis due to herbicide exposure. Erectile dysfunction was granted as secondary to prostate cancer.

The Veteran's claim for a 40 percent disability rating for prostate cancer associated with herbicide exposure is granted, and the effective date is set at April 16, 2015.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for prostate cancer and carpal tunnel syndrome due to potential exposure to herbicide agents or ionizing radiation. The case will be further developed to determine if the Veteran served in a presumptive area, and to obtain dose estimates for any possible radiation exposure.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes, back disability, and prostate cancer residuals are denied. However, the Veteran is granted service connection for prostate cancer residuals due to herbicide agent exposure during his Vietnam-era service in Thailand.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for prostate cancer, concluding that there was no reasonable possibility it resulted from exposure to ionizing radiation in service and that the timespan between exposure and diagnosis of prostate cancer was too long to establish a cause-and-effect relationship.

The Veteran's prostate cancer was awarded a 100% rating from December 22, 2010. The effective date of this award is granted as the Veteran's condition has not been in remission during the appeal period.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for prostate cancer and diabetes mellitus type II due to insufficient evidence regarding exposure to herbicide agents in Korea. The AOJ is instructed to seek an environmental toxicologist's opinion on whether the Veteran was exposed to contaminants associated with Agent Orange via consumption of river water near the Korean DMZ.

The Board has granted service connection for prostate cancer with residuals of radiation proctitis, but the appeal is remanded due to additional development needed regarding erectile dysfunction.

The Veteran withdrew all issues on appeal, including service connection and increased rating claims for PTSD, back disability, cervical spine disability, sleep apnea, and prostate cancer. As a result, the Board has dismissed these appeals.