Prostate cancer Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for further development of service personnel records and to clarify the Veteran's periods of active duty, inactive duty training (ACDUTRA), and in-service civilian employment. The claims will be reconsidered based on this additional information.

The Board has granted service connection for prostate cancer, finding that the Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents during his service at Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Air Force Base and that this exposure is presumed due to his duties as a munitions specialist.

The Board has granted service connection for prostate cancer, finding that the Veteran's presumed exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune likely caused his condition.

The Veteran's coronary artery disease, status post myocardial infarction, is currently rated at 10 percent and the Board finds that a higher rating is warranted due to his symptoms.

The Veteran's prostate cancer and diabetes are granted as due to herbicide exposure during service.,ED is granted as secondary to the service-connected prostate cancer.

The Veteran's prostate cancer, status post radical prostatectomy, is rated at a 40 percent rating prior to June 15, 2017 and at a 60 percent rating from that date.,The Board denied the Veteran's claim for TDIU as his service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals regarding ratings for prostate cancer, diabetes mellitus type II, bilateral hearing loss, and erectile dysfunction as the Veteran withdrew his appeal prior to a decision.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for coronary artery disease, prostate cancer, and diabetes mellitus due to failure of the VA Regional Office to substantially comply with previous remands. The claims are now being reviewed again.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for prostate cancer and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma due to herbicide exposure. The appeal is remanded because there was insufficient information provided regarding the dates of the alleged exposure, and a VA examination was not completed as requested in the February 2020 remand.

The Board has granted service connection for prostate cancer and left leg injury, but has remanded the issues of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Veteran's prostate cancer is granted as service connected due to exposure to herbicide agents, specifically dioxin in Agent Orange, while stationed at the U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield in Thailand during the Vietnam era.

The Veteran's prostate cancer residuals are rated at 60% from January 1, 2019. The Board found that the evidence is in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's voiding dysfunction requires absorbent materials changed more than four times per day.,The Veteran's lumbar spine disability was remanded for a VA examination testing range of motion on active and passive motions, weight-bearing, and non-weight bearing. The VA examiner did not comply with these requirements.

The Veteran's service connection claim for prostate cancer, claimed as due to exposure to herbicide agents, is being remanded. The AOJ needs to verify if the USS Kitty Hawk was within 12 nautical miles of Vietnam while the Veteran served on board.

The Veteran's SMP benefits at the housebound rate are granted due to his single permanent disability rated 100 percent disabling and additional disabilities independently ratable at 60 percent or more. However, SMP based on need for regular aid and attendance of another person is denied as there is no evidence showing he requires such assistance.

The Board has remanded the case due to concerns about the competency of the VA examiners who provided opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's prostate cancer. The appeal is reopened on new evidence.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability and prostate cancer are granted as service connected due to in-service exposure to acoustic trauma and herbicides, respectively.

The Veteran's prostate cancer is presumed to be related to his in-service exposure to herbicide agents, and he is granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment, and the claim for a TDIU is denied.

The Board found that the reduction in rating for prostate cancer from 100 percent to 20 percent, effective May 1, 2018, was proper based on improvement in symptoms and findings.

The Veteran's prostate cancer is considered service-connected, as it contributed to his death due to esophageal and bladder cancers.