Prostate cancer decisions — 2024

The Board has granted service connection for prostate cancer, finding that the Veteran's current disability is at least as likely as not caused by his in-service toxic exposure to jet fuel. The decision resolves all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for Parkinson's disease and prostate cancer have been granted due to presumptive exposure to herbicide agents, specifically Agent Orange. The conditions are presumed related to his military service in the Republic of Vietnam.

The Veteran's former attorney, S.A.R., waived any right to collect attorney fees from the past-due benefits awarded in the November 2020 rating decision. The appeal regarding this issue is dismissed.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, finding that his service-connected conditions did not prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for prostate cancer, bladder cancer, and skin cancer due to unclear evidence regarding the Veteran's participation in a TERA during his military service. The claims are being returned for further development.

The Veteran's prostate cancer, including erectile dysfunction and urinary incontinence following prostatectomy, is granted as service connected due to exposure at Camp Lejeune. The ED and urinary incontinence are also considered secondary to the prostate cancer.

The Board dismissed the appeal of a proposed reduction in the disability rating for prostate cancer because the June 2021 rating decision was only a non-final proposal and not an appealable decision.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including adjustment disorder, prostate cancer residuals, degenerative joint disease, sinusitis, right foot sprain residuals, left knee strain, tinnitus, allergic rhinitis, and asthma, rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board granted the TDIU due to these conditions.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for colon, prostate, lung, and liver cancer due to a failure in VA's duty to assist. The Veteran is also being asked to provide additional evidence regarding his anxiety with depression and stress claim.

The Board has denied service connection for prostate cancer as there is no evidence to support a link between the Veteran's in-service exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune and his current condition.

The Veteran's appeal was granted for service connection for prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction and entitlement to special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ. The issues of service connection for coronary artery disease and entitlement to SMC based on housebound criteria were not addressed in the initial decision.

The Board has granted service connection for a left wrist condition, diabetes mellitus, type II, and prostate cancer. The conditions are related to the Veteran's exposure to toxic environmental exposures during his active duty service as a Fuel Specialist.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for prostate cancer, finding that the Veteran first raised this issue on September 17, 2019 and there was no prior claim or denial.

The Veteran's prostate cancer is granted service connection due to herbicide agent exposure in Thailand. His erectile dysfunction, which is caused by his prostate cancer, also receives service connection.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including prostate cancer with kidney cancer and obstructive sleep apnea, render him unemployable. The Board is remanding the case to consider whether a TDIU on an extraschedular basis is warranted from March 4, 2021 to November 29, 2023.

Service connection is granted for prostate cancer, urinary frequency due to prostate cancer, and erectile dysfunction (ED) due to prostate cancer.,Service connection is also granted for migraine headaches.

Service connection is granted for diabetes mellitus, type II, prostate cancer, and coronary artery disease due to herbicide exposure during service in Thailand.,The Veteran's bilateral lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy, erectile dysfunction, and hypertension are also granted as secondary to the service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's prostate cancer is remanded for a VA examination to determine if it is at least as likely as not related to service, including exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. The examiner must consider the synergistic effect of all of the Veteran's exposures.

The Board has granted service connection for prostate cancer, finding that the Veteran's condition is caused by toxic exposure risk activities during his military service.

The Veteran's prostate cancer is remanded for a TERA examination to determine if there is a nexus between his service and the condition.