Prostate cancer Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of erectile dysfunction is denied.,The criteria for an earlier effective date for special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ (SMC LOU) are not met.,The criteria for an effective date of September 22, 2018, but no earlier, for the grant of service connection for hypothyroidism are met.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for prostate cancer and TDIU was denied. The Board found that the Veteran could still maintain substantial gainful employment despite his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for prostate cancer is being remanded due to a duty-to-assist error and potential need to comply with the PACT Act.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of prostate cancer is being remanded due to a duty-to-assist error and potential need for further examination under the PACT Act.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for prostate cancer is being remanded due to a duty-to-assist error and potential need for further development under the PACT Act.

The Veteran's service-connected prostate cancer with bone metastases required emergency ambulance transportation on November 9, 2018. The claim was initially denied due to lack of income eligibility for benefits, but the Veteran later received a 100% disability rating effective January 18, 2008. The Board granted payment or reimbursement of beneficiary travel expenses.

The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for prostate cancer due to inadequate etiological opinions and potential intermediate step between a previously service-connected disability (prostate cancer) and current obesity.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for diabetes mellitus, prostate cancer, incontinence, and erectile dysfunction due to inadequate VA opinions.

The Veteran's prostate cancer residuals from November 1, 2016 to January 19, 2022 were productive of voiding dysfunction requiring the use of an appliance or the wearing of absorbent materials which must be changed more than four times per day. The Veteran was in receipt of the maximum schedular rating available for voiding dysfunction.

The Veteran's prostate cancer with incontinence and erectile dysfunction are denied as service connection, as the evidence does not support a link to exposure at Camp Lejeune or any other service-related factors.

The Veteran's prostate cancer residuals are rated at a 40 percent since May 7, 2021, due to the need for absorbent materials changed two to four times per day.

The Veteran's 100% disability rating for service-connected prostate cancer is restored as of August 1, 2021.

The Board has dismissed the claim for an earlier effective date for prostate cancer service connection as it is not allowed once a rating decision becomes final.

The Veteran's prostate cancer and its residuals are being remanded due to the need for further verification of his exposure to herbicide agents in Thailand, which could affect his eligibility for presumptive service connection under the PACT Act.

The Veteran's Parkinson's disease, coronary artery disease, prostate cancer with removal of prostate surgery residuals, and hypertension are all granted as they were due to herbicide exposure at U-Tapao RTAFB.,The Veteran's skin cancer is denied as there is no evidence linking it to service or herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's initial claim for a compensable rating for left deltoid squamous cell carcinoma in situ (claimed as skin cancer) is granted from February 3, 2022, to September 15, 2023. After that date, the Veteran's claim for a higher rating is denied. The Veteran's prostate cancer residuals are rated at 60 percent and his TDIU and SMC claims are granted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for the cause of his death has been dismissed as he was granted service connection in a May 2022 rating decision.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for bladder cancer/lymph nodes associated with prostate cancer, status post prostatectomy, has also been dismissed. The AOJ granted service connection based on herbicide exposure and assigned a 100 percent rating effective March 7, 2014.

The Board has remanded the claims for hypertension, prostate cancer residuals, and erectile dysfunction due to insufficient development regarding exposure to herbicides or service in Vietnam. The RO is instructed to make all appropriate efforts to determine if the Veteran served within 12 nautical miles of the Republic of Vietnam while serving in the Marine Corps from June 1972 to June 1976, and whether bases in Okinawa used herbicide agents.

The Board has remanded several claims, including service connection for a right shoulder disorder and higher ratings for lower back strain with degenerative changes. The Veteran's prostate cancer and diabetes mellitus are also being remanded due to exposure to burn pits. A TDIU claim is also pending.

The Board found no evidence of a relationship between the veteran's current diagnosed conditions and his military service, including exposure to contamination or toxins. Therefore, the claims for service connection were denied.