Prostate cancer decisions — 2022

The Veteran's prostate cancer is related to his exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, and the Board granted service connection for this condition.,There is no current evidence of bladder cancer in the Veteran's records. The Board denied service connection for bladder cancer as due to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Veteran's prostate cancer and Parkinson's disease are granted as service connected due to exposure to contaminants during active duty at Fort Dix.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection and rating issues, except for a grant of a disability rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD with other specified depressive disorder.

The Board has granted an earlier effective date of December 1, 2004 for the grant of a staged initial 40 percent disability rating for service-connected prostate cancer residuals.

The Veteran's prostate cancer is remanded due to a pre-decisional error in not obtaining a VA examination regarding the relationship between his military service and exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Veteran does not have a single service-connected disability rated as 70 percent or more, nor do multiple disabilities combine to be rated as 70 percent or more. Therefore, he is denied eligibility for benefits under the PCAFC.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for chloracne was denied. The Board found no current diagnosis of chloracne and concluded that the Veteran does not have a disability due to exposure to herbicides, fuel, paint, lead, PCBs, or isocyanates. Other claims were remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claim for PTSD was reopened due to new and material evidence. Service connection has been granted for prostate cancer, diabetes mellitus, CAD, and hypertension.,PTSD is being remanded as the issue of service connection remains pending.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus and prostate cancer are presumed to be related to exposure to herbicide agents, granted under the PACT Act.

The Board has remanded the claims for diabetes mellitus type II, prostate cancer, and skin cancer due to herbicide exposure. The Veteran's service records need to be verified, and he needs to undergo VA examinations.

The Board has granted service connection for a cervical spine disability and has remanded the issues of bilateral upper and lower extremity tendonitis, bilateral knee disorder, right hip disorder, and prostate cancer residuals.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for prostate cancer was reopened due to new and material evidence. The Board also ordered the VA to verify if the Veteran was exposed to asbestos during his military service.

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient opinions regarding the relationship between service-connected disabilities and obesity, which may have caused or aggravated diabetes mellitus, type II, and prostate cancer.

The Veteran's claims for prostate cancer and erectile dysfunction have been granted. Prostate cancer is presumed due to herbicide exposure under the PACT Act, while erectile dysfunction is secondary to service-connected prostate cancer.,Blood cancer and lung cancer remain pending as they require further examination and opinion regarding their relationship to service.

The Board denied SMC based on housebound criteria and TDIU due to lack of evidence showing the Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

The appeal seeking restoration of a 100% rating for prostate cancer is denied. The claim of an increased rating for heart disability is remanded.

The appeal seeking service connection for prostate cancer is dismissed.,The appeals to readjudicate claims of service connection for heart disability, hypertension and hypotension, skin condition, and ED (on de novo review) are granted. The claim of service connection for varicose veins of the bilateral lower extremities remains pending.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is dismissed. Service connection for diabetes mellitus and prostate cancer residuals are granted due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents in Guam under the PACT Act.

The Veteran's prostate cancer and diabetes mellitus, type II, are presumed to be related to his in-service herbicide agent exposure.,His diabetic neuropathy of the left upper and bilateral lower extremities is proximately due to his now service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II.

The Veteran's service connection claims for hearing loss, tinnitus, type II diabetes mellitus, prostate cancer, and esophageal cancer are all granted. However, the claim for type II diabetes mellitus is remanded due to a pre-decisional error in duty to assist.