Prostate cancer decisions — 2022

The Veteran's CAD disability has not met the criteria for a higher rating prior to April 28, 2014.,The Veteran's CAD disability has not met the criteria for a higher rating from April 28, 2014 to February 3, 2015.,The Veteran's CAD disability has not met the criteria for a higher rating from February 3, 2015 to October 8, 2020.,The Veteran is currently in receipt of TDIU for the period from March 20, 2014 onward. The Board finds that this claim must be remanded to obtain a retrospective opinion regarding his ability to secure and follow substantially gainful employment prior to March 20, 2014.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bladder cancer and kidney removal, have rendered him unemployable since May 1, 2010. The Board has granted a TDIU effective from that date.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for prostate cancer, granted effective December 5, 2014, is denied as there is no evidence of a prior unadjudicated claim. The Board finds that an earlier effective date cannot be assigned due to the passage of time since the applicable liberalizing law was enacted.

The Board denied service connection for thyroid cancer, prostate cancer, and brain tumor as not incurred or due to military service. The Veteran's exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune was not considered a basis for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents and commercial pesticides during service, and a VA examination is needed to determine if his prostate cancer is related to these exposures.

The Veteran's prostate cancer is granted service connection based on presumed exposure to herbicide agents. The claim for a higher rating for hypertension remains denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II has been reopened. His tension headaches are rated at 10 percent since July 24, 2020. The issues of service connection for allergic rhinitis and prostate cancer remain remanded. A TDIU claim is also pending.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for prostate cancer due to herbicide exposure is remanded as new and material evidence has been received, but further development is needed to verify his in-service exposure.

The Veteran's prostate cancer, presumed to be due to herbicide exposure in service, is found to have caused his death. Service connection for the cause of his death is granted.

The Veteran's service connection claims for pyorrhea, hypertension, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and residuals of prostate cancer are remanded due to insufficient development regarding the Veteran's exposure to napalm and herbicide agents.

The Board has decided that service connection for prostate cancer should be remanded due to the need for a medical opinion regarding its etiology.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities result in the loss of use of both lower extremities, necessitating constant use of a walker. The Board has granted financial assistance for specially adapted housing but denied the special home adaptation grant as moot.

The Veteran's service connection claims for diabetes mellitus, type II, ischemic heart disease and coronary artery disease, as well as prostate cancer, are granted due to exposure to herbicide agents during his active duty in Thailand.

The Board has granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to prostate cancer, which is presumed to be related to herbicide exposure during service.

The Board denied service connection for liver disorder, kidney disorder, heart disorder, erectile dysfunction, prostate cancer, and scar of the head. The Veteran's conditions were not found to be related to his military service or exposure to herbicide agents.

The Board has decided that there is insufficient information to determine if the Veteran's prostate cancer is related to in-service herbicide exposure. The case is being sent back for further development and an addendum VA medical opinion.

The Veteran's claim for prostate cancer was granted with an effective date of November 24, 2014.,The Veteran's claims for erectile dysfunction and scars, status post prostatectomy were both granted with an effective date of December 8, 2014.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II required one or more daily injections of insulin and restricted diet for the period from February 3, 2015 to March 15, 2015. The Veteran's prostate cancer was remanded for further development due to lack of substantial compliance with previous remand directives.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for prostate cancer, SMC based on housebound criteria, erectile dysfunction, lower abdomen scar, and TDIU due to service-connected prostate cancer. The remand is necessary because the Board failed to provide an adequate statement of reasons or bases regarding the effective date of the 100 percent rating for active prostate cancer prior to March 9, 2020.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for prostate cancer, metastatic bone disease as secondary to prostate cancer, and small shrapnel wound, right upper chest. The reasons given were that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.