Prostate cancer decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for residuals of skin cancer, prostate cancer, and hypertension as the evidence did not support a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's active service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for prostate cancer, status-post radical prostatectomy, as the evidence did not support a finding that the condition was related to an in-service injury or disease.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for prostate cancer to attempt to verify in-service exposure to herbicide agents.

The Board granted service connection for prostate cancer due to herbicide exposure and denied an increased rating for bladder cancer.

The Board granted service connection for a left knee, right knee, left ankle, right ankle, back, and tinnitus disabilities. Service connection was also granted for prostate cancer and vocal cord cancer due to exposure to jet fuel, fumes, and smoke. An acquired psychiatric disorder was granted as secondary to the Veteran's orthopedic conditions.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension, prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction, prostatectomy, and urinary incontinence with artificial sphincter based on the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents during his service near the demilitarized zone (DMZ) in Korea.

The Board granted service connection for prostate cancer associated with herbicide agent exposure based on the Veteran's presumed exposure during his service in Vietnam.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for prostate cancer to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error and obtain an addendum opinion.

The Board granted service connection for prostate cancer and skin cancer, finding that these conditions were caused by the Veteran's active service.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a higher rating and the discontinuance of the 100 percent evaluation for prostate cancer, effective October 1, 2024.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of prostate cancer to correct a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error, specifically an inadequate medical opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's prostate cancer and exposure to toxic chemicals at Camp Lejeune.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for prostate cancer, finding that the evidence does not support a causal relationship between the current disability and the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied service connection for a heart condition due to the lack of evidence showing a current diagnosis or residuals, and remanded claims for hypertension and prostate cancer for further development.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and special monthly compensation due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, specifically related to toxic exposure risk activities under the PACT Act.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining a more adequate medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's claimed cancers.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder, prostate cancer, and degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine due to pre-decisional failures in the duty to assist.

The appeal regarding service connection for prostate cancer was dismissed because the issue was not adjudicated by the Agency of Original Jurisdiction.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hallux rigidus and assigned a 60 percent rating from September 9, 2019, for residuals of prostate cancer with voiding dysfunction. It also granted ratings in excess of 20 percent for type II diabetes mellitus and right and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of the anterior crural nerve.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for prostate cancer to obtain a medical opinion regarding its etiology, as no probative medical opinion addressing this issue is currently of record.

The Board granted service connection for residuals of prostate cancer, hypertension, and tinnitus on a direct incurrence basis. The claim for bilateral hearing loss was denied.