Prostate cancer decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for service connection for prostate cancer to obtain a more adequate medical opinion and readjudicate the case.

The Board denied service connection for prostate cancer and hypertension as there was no evidence of in-service exposure to herbicide agents, and the conditions were not related to the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities and denied an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for obstructive sleep apnea, while remanding the claim for service connection for prostate cancer.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of prostate cancer due to a need for more information regarding the Appellant's active duty status and potential toxic exposures.

The Board denied service connection for emphysema, prostate cancer, and coronary artery disease as the evidence did not support a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's active duty or asbestos exposure.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of prostate cancer, finding no evidence that the Veteran's condition was related to his active military service or exposure to ionizing radiation.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, but remanded the claims for prostate cancer and vertigo for further development.

The Board remands the case to obtain an addendum medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's prostate cancer is active or in remission, as the previous decision did not adequately address this issue.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) for accrued benefits purposes and denied it for prostate cancer.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for prostate cancer due to missing treatment records from May 2009 through October 2024.

The Board granted an earlier October 23, 2019 effective date for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) and the grant of eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance under 38 USC chapter 35.

The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, denied earlier effective dates for obstructive sleep apnea and PTSD, denied higher initial disability ratings for various conditions, granted restoration of a 10 percent rating for asthma, and denied TDIU.

The Board granted service connection for prostate cancer and remanded claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder and erectile dysfunction, to be evaluated as secondary to the service-connected prostate cancer.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for eligibility for specially adapted housing, a special home adaptation grant, and financial assistance in purchasing an automobile or other conveyance and adaptive equipment. The claim of CUE in the September 14, 2017, rating decision was also denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for prostate cancer, finding that there was no evidence of a prostate condition during service and that the first indication of a prostate condition occurred many years after service separation.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus and prostate cancer due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents in the Korean DMZ.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for special monthly compensation based on housebound status, a rating in excess of 10 percent for stroke from August 1, 2025, and dismissed the claim contesting a proposed reduction from 40 percent to 20 for prostate cancer.

The Board granted service connection for voiding dysfunction and prostate cancer residuals status post prostatectomy with an effective date of August 4, 2020, but denied the same for ethmoidal sinusitis. The claims for obstructive sleep apnea and a headache disability were also denied.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, gastrointestinal cancer, hypertension, and prostate cancer to correct a duty to assist error related to verifying herbicide agent exposure.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and other conditions, have prevented him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.