Prostate cancer Board decisions

The Veteran's prostate cancer, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus have been granted service connection. The rating for prostate cancer has been increased to 40 percent.

The Board dismissed all appeals for service connection and rating issues due to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened and are now considered on the merits.,Service connection is granted for chronic fatigue syndrome, multi-joint pain (including muscle pain), gastrointestinal disorder, and prostate cancer.

The Veteran's prostate cancer was in remission from June 1, 2016 to January 20, 2020. The VA determined that the residuals of his prostate cancer did not warrant a rating higher than 20 percent during this period.

The Veteran's request to reopen service connection for OSA was denied. The rating reduction of prostate cancer from 100% to 10% was granted, effective April 1, 2015. The claims for increased ratings for acquired psychiatric disability and laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (s/p LSC) are remanded due to lack of recent VA examinations. The TDIU claim is also remanded.

Your claim for service connection for prostate cancer, including as due to radiation exposure, has already been granted in a previous decision. Therefore, your current appeal is dismissed.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's claimed conditions, including diabetes, peripheral neuropathy, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, ischemic heart disease, prostate cancer, right ear hearing loss, and left ear hearing loss, all presumed to be due to herbicide agent exposure during service.

The Board has dismissed all issues related to earlier effective dates for service connection of hearing loss and tinnitus, as the Veteran withdrew these claims. The appeal is also dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's claims for higher ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and development of evidence. The reduction in prostate cancer rating is also being remanded as an SOC has not been issued.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for prostate cancer with voiding dysfunction and erectile dysfunction is denied as the earliest possible effective date is December 10, 2013.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for prostate cancer, finding no evidence of herbicide exposure and insufficient medical evidence linking the condition to his military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for prostate cancer residuals and diabetes mellitus, type II due to a lack of VA examinations addressing the etiology of these conditions. The Veteran reported exposure to chemicals while stationed at Fort Carson.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of prostate cancer, to include a bladder disability due to lack of evidence showing a relationship between his current disabilities and his military service.

The Board denied service connection for heart condition, hypertension, prostate cancer, and thyroid cancer, all of which the Veteran claimed were related to radiation exposure during military service.,The VA examiner found no direct link between any of these conditions and service.

The Board denied the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, prostate cancer, and erectile dysfunction as there was no evidence of herbicide exposure or a relationship to service.

The Veteran's prostate cancer is granted as service connected due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents during his service at Nakhon Phanom RTAFB in Thailand.

The Veteran's prostate cancer is denied service connection as there was no evidence of exposure to herbicides and the condition did not manifest within one year after service separation. The Veteran's hemorrhoids are also remanded for a new VA examination.

The Board denied service connection for prostate cancer, finding that the Veteran's current disability is not related to his military service. The evidence did not show a diagnosis of prostate cancer during or within one year after service and the VA physician concluded it was less likely than not related to service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hearing loss has been reopened, and he is now entitled to a 60 percent disability rating for prostate cancer. His erectile dysfunction is also granted, but at a non-compensable level.,His cervical spine condition remains denied, as does his tinnitus. The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for hearing loss, prostate cancer, and cervical spine condition.,The Veteran's prostate cancer was previously rated at 100 percent, but that rating is now reduced to 20 percent due to a lack of recurrence or metastasis. His erectile dysfunction remains non-compensable.

The Veteran's service connection claims for heart murmur, acquired psychiatric disorder, prostate cancer, sleep apnea, laryngitis, and diabetes were denied. The claim for heart murmur was reopened due to new evidence submitted since the last denial. Claims for acquired psychiatric disorder, prostate cancer, sleep apnea, laryngitis, and diabetes remain denied.