Prostate cancer Board decisions

The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations and treatment records.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate research into the Veteran's alleged exposure to herbicide agents during his active service at Eglin Air Force Base and Kadena Air Base. The Veteran contends he was exposed to herbicide agents, but the RO's attempts were not thorough enough.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unemployable for the entire period on appeal, meeting the criteria for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's claims, including PTSD and psychiatric conditions, sleep apnea, migraines, prostate cancer, and SMC based on loss of use of a creative organ. The reasons for these remands include inadequate VA opinions and inextricably intertwined service connection theories.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for high blood pressure and HIV, finding no evidence of their onset in service or a link to service. The claim for prostate cancer is remanded due to inadequate examination.,Service connection for prostate cancer will be granted based on exposure to asbestos during service.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the claims of service connection for COPD and remanded the other issues. The Veteran's VA records, including those from SSA, need to be obtained.

The Board has remanded the claims for prostate cancer and erectile dysfunction as secondary to service-connected prostate cancer due to a lack of medical records confirming diagnoses. The Veteran is also asked to provide information about his treatment providers.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for discontinuance of his 100 percent disability rating and entitlement to a higher disability rating for prostate cancer residuals, finding that the evidence did not support these claims.

The Veteran's claims for prostate disability and irritable colon disability have been withdrawn.,His claim for an initial disability rating of 70 percent and no higher for service-connected unspecified anxiety disorder with alcohol use disorder has been granted.

The Veteran's reduction in evaluation of prostate cancer from 100 percent to 20 percent disabling and entitlement to a compensable rating for erectile dysfunction are both remanded due to the submission of new evidence that has not been considered by the AOJ.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from securing or following substantially gainful employment prior to January 25, 2017. However, he was granted a total rating of 100% for his service-connected ischemic heart disease and special monthly compensation based on statutory housebound criteria as of January 25, 2017.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient explanation in the advisory medical opinion regarding the significance of DTRA/NIOSH dosage estimates and their relation to the Veteran's claim. The Veteran is asked to obtain a medical opinion from his doctors indicating that his prostate cancer was caused by radiation exposure.

The Board has determined that the Veteran was exposed to herbicides during his service in Thailand and finds at least an approximate balance of positive and negative evidence regarding exposure on the perimeter of Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Air Force Base. Therefore, prostate cancer is granted as service-connected.

The Board has granted service connection for coronary artery disease, prostate cancer with erectile dysfunction, diabetes mellitus, bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, and bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy. These conditions are presumed to be related to the Veteran's military service due to exposure to herbicides in Thailand.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for CAD, prostate cancer, and hypertension are granted. The Board finds that the evidence is at least approximately balanced as to whether the Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents during his service in Guam. Therefore, herbicide exposure is conceded. As the medical evidence establishes that he has CAD and prostate cancer, service connection related to herbicide agents is presumed. Service connection for hypertension is granted due to reasonable doubt being resolved in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's neck disorder is not manifested by unfavorable ankylosis of the entire cervical spine, and he has a non-compensable rating for his residuals, knife wound, right forearm, with multiple surgical repairs.,The Veteran's unspecified anxiety disorder began in active service. Service connection is granted.,Service connection for prostate cancer is granted due to exposure to herbicide agents during service.,Service connection for migraine headaches, as secondary to service-connected neck disorder, is granted.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for prostate cancer, cherry hemangioma, a back disability, and rhinitis due to potential Gulf War exposure.,An addendum medical opinion is needed regarding whether these conditions are related to undiagnosed illnesses or medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illnesses.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction secondary to prostate cancer, and urinary frequency secondary to prostate cancer have all been denied. The Board found that there was no evidence of exposure to herbicide agents in Thailand or any other basis for service connection.

The Board has granted a maximum 60 percent rating for residuals of prostate cancer, but the Veteran's claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction is remanded due to lack of recent VA medical records.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for brain aneurysm, CAD, diabetes, hearing loss, HTN, and prostate cancer due to new evidence submitted by the appellant. The cause of death claim is also being remanded.