Prostate cancer Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to potential herbicide exposure in Korea. The Veteran's unit is alleged to have been near the DMZ, but further verification is needed.

The Board has remanded the cases of service connection for a heart disorder, type II diabetes mellitus, and prostate cancer due to unclear exposure information. The AOJ is instructed to obtain additional medical opinions from the clinician who provided the June 2022 VA examination.

The Veteran's claims for diabetes mellitus type II, bilateral lower and upper extremities diabetic neuropathy, and residuals of prostate cancer are granted as they are related to his in-service exposure to Agent Orange. The claim for ischemic heart condition (diagnosed as atrial fibrillation) is remanded due to insufficient rationale provided by the VA examiner.

Service connection for prostate cancer, voiding dysfunction, penile implant, and an acquired psychiatric disorder is denied.,The Veteran's claims of service connection for voiding dysfunction and a penile implant as secondary to his prostate cancer are not supported by the evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's prostate cancer, finding it is related to his in-service exposure at Camp LeJeune. The decision is based on a balance of evidence favoring the Veteran.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for prostate cancer was denied as there is no evidence of direct service connection and the presumption of exposure to herbicide agents does not apply due to lack of documentation.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, prostate cancer, urinary bladder cancer, and erectile dysfunction (ED) as secondary to exposure to Agent Orange. The evidence did not establish that the Veteran was exposed to Agent Orange in Vietnam or its offshore waters.

The Board has remanded the claim for a supplemental VA medical opinion to determine if the Veteran's service-connected ischemic heart disease and/or ADT treatment for prostate cancer caused or contributed to his death by cardiac respiratory arrest and metastatic brain cancer.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's cause of death, prostate cancer, may be related to his service exposure to radiation at McClellan Air Force Base. However, due to incomplete STRs and lack of evidence regarding Vietnam service, further investigation is needed.

The Veteran's prostate cancer is granted service connection on a presumptive basis due to herbicide agent exposure during his active duty in Guam and American Samoa, as provided by the PACT Act. The Board found that there was no direct evidence of herbicide agent exposure but conceded exposure based on the PACT Act.

The Veteran's prostate cancer, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension were denied as not service-connected.,Service connection was denied for all three conditions due to a lack of evidence linking them to the Veteran's military service.

The Veteran's cause of death, multi-organ failure and metastatic prostate cancer, was not service-connected. The Board found no evidence of herbicide exposure in Korea that would allow for presumptive service connection.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inconsistencies in the location of his vessel, the U.S.S. Intrepid, during his service aboard it on November 6, 1967.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for evaluation of prostate cancer and TDIU due to service-connected disabilities, as the Veteran's representative requested withdrawal of the appeal.

The Veteran's claimed disabilities are not service-connected as they were not shown during or within one year after his military service, and there is no credible evidence of herbicide exposure in Vietnam.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of prostate cancer, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between his current condition and exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune or any other in-service event. The Board also found insufficient medical opinion supporting a direct service connection.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for the residual surgical scar from prostatectomy has been granted.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment from January 1, 2012 onward. The Board granted a TDIU on an extraschedular basis.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the reduction of his prostate cancer rating from 100 to 20 percent effective December 1, 2016.

The Board has granted an earlier effective date of March 31, 2016 for the grant of service connection for prostate cancer, and this decision is binding only with respect to the specific matter decided.