Prostate cancer Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for a Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) prior to April 30, 2015 has been dismissed as moot because he is already receiving Special Monthly Compensation based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, diabetes mellitus, Type II, and prostate cancer disabilities have all been denied.,There is no evidence of current disability or in-service incurrence of these conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate opinion regarding the Veteran's prostate cancer and its relation to exposure to herbicide agents. The Veteran's claim is being returned for further development.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for colon cancer is being remanded due to insufficient medical opinions addressing the relationship between his in-service herbicide exposure and his current condition.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for throat conditions, including GERD, Zenker's diverticulum, history of Barrett's esophagus, mild functional pharyngeal dysphagia, and gastritis, is being remanded due to insufficient medical opinions addressing the relationship between his in-service herbicide exposure and his current condition.

The Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance or housebound status is denied because he does not meet the criteria for either SMC rate.

The Veteran's ambulance transportation to Baylor Medical Center on March 3, 2014 was approved as it met the criteria for payment or reimbursement under VA regulations. The Veteran had a total and permanent service-connected disability at the time of transport, the ambulance transport was in response to a medical emergency (nosebleed), and there were no feasibly available VA facilities within reasonable distance.

The Veteran's prostate cancer is granted service connection due to the PACT Act, which presumes exposure to herbicides for veterans who served in Thailand during specified time periods.

The Veteran's fecal incontinence has been rated at 30 percent, the maximum available rating for occasional involuntary bowel movements or impairment of sphincter control necessitating the wearing of a pad.,Service connection is granted for pruritis ani (recurrent hemorrhoids) as secondary to service-connected fecal incontinence.

The Veteran's Hodgkin's disease, prostate cancer, and diabetes mellitus are granted as presumptively related to herbicide exposure. The claim for skin cancer is denied.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to non-compliance with previous directives and because of concerns about the validity of certain literature submitted by the Veteran regarding his exposure to burn pits during service.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional medical examinations and evaluations regarding the Veteran's prostate cancer residuals, including whether his fecal incontinence is related to his history of prostate cancer.

The Board has determined that the appeal was erroneously docketed and is now under the legacy appeals system. The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded to allow the AOJ to issue a statement of the case.

The Veteran's petition to reopen his claim of service connection for prostate cancer was denied, and the VA compensation for an additional collapsed lung disorder was also denied.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for additional evidence and an expert opinion regarding the cause of death. The Veteran's death was caused by cardiac arrest, congestive heart failure, stroke, and prostate cancer.

The Board denied service connection for a lumbar spine disability, radiculopathy of the right and left lower extremities, and headaches (claimed as head injury).,Service connection was also denied for chronic fatigue, benign prostate hyperplasia (claimed as residuals of prostate cancer), erectile dysfunction, and sleep apnea. The Board found that there is insufficient evidence to establish a nexus between these conditions and the Veteran's period of service.,The Board remanded the cases for further development regarding service connection for a left ankle disability.

The Board has decided that additional development is needed to determine if the Veteran's erectile dysfunction was aggravated by his service-connected prostate cancer, and thus remanded for further examination.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for prostate cancer, diabetes mellitus type II, and hypertension due to an incomplete medical opinion regarding exposure to commercial herbicides.

The Veteran's service connection claim for prostate cancer and increased rating for left knee scar were both denied. The Board found no evidence of herbicide exposure during service, and the Veteran's prostate cancer was not related to his military service. For the left knee scar, a 10 percent rating is granted but the Veteran does not meet the criteria for higher ratings.

The Veteran's tinnitus is related to hazardous noise exposure during service. The Board finds the evidence in approximate balance and grants service connection for tinnitus. Service connection for prostate cancer and associated residuals is remanded due to insufficient medical opinion.