Prostate cancer Board decisions

Service connection for prostate cancer is granted. The claim of entitlement to service connection for a left leg disability and total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) is remanded.

The Veteran's prostate cancer and erectile dysfunction were denied service connection, with the Board finding insufficient evidence to support these claims.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for prostate cancer was granted with an effective date of July 24, 2001. The decision is based on new evidence that established exposure to herbicide agents in Thailand.

The Veteran's application to reopen his claim for service connection for an aneurysm was granted. Service connection is denied for the remaining conditions: emphysema, heart disability, prostate cancer, back disability, bilateral knee disabilities (left and right), and bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy (right and left).

The Veteran's prostate cancer and its residuals are denied as service connection is not warranted on a direct or presumptive basis due to lack of exposure to herbicide agents, including Agent Orange.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for ischemic heart disease, prostate cancer, type II diabetes mellitus, sleep apnea, and a respiratory disorder due to potential service connection based on herbicide exposure. The claims are held in abeyance pending further examination of the respiratory issue.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding his in-service exposure to herbicide agents. Additional development is needed, including obtaining medical records and verifying the Veteran's claimed exposures.

The Veteran's prostate cancer is granted service connection due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents at Camp Lejeune. Service connection for migraine headaches is denied as there is no causal relationship established between the in-service headaches and current migraines.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for prostate cancer as secondary to prostatitis with prostate hypertrophy is dismissed.,New and material evidence has been received to reopen the claims of service connection for a neurologic disability, to include radiculopathy of the left upper extremity, as secondary to degenerative changes of the cervical spine.,New and material evidence has been received to reopen the claims of service connection for a neurologic disability, to include radiculopathy of the bilateral lower extremities as secondary to degenerative changes of the lumbar spine.,New and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim of service connection for hypertension.

The Board has determined that the propriety of the reduction in rating for prostate cancer from 100% to 40%, effective August 1, 2015, and from 40% to 20%, effective December 1, 2017, is remanded. The issue of entitlement to increased rating for residuals of prostate cancer prior to December 1, 2017, and in excess of 20% thereafter is also remanded. Additionally, the Board has found that the issue of entitlement to TDIU is inextricably intertwined with the issues remanded herein and must be deferred pending adjudication of these appeal items.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unemployable prior to September 17, 2019. The Board found that the evidence does not support a finding of total disability due to service-connected conditions alone.

The Veteran's prostate cancer residuals are rated as voiding dysfunction, which is currently at the maximum 60 percent rating. The Veteran does not meet criteria for a higher rating based on renal dysfunction or erectile dysfunction.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea has been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The Board finds that his current sleep apnea is not related to his military service.,Service connection for a bilateral hand disability was denied as there is no in-service event, injury, or disease linked to the Veteran's current condition.

The Board has granted service connection for prostate cancer due to exposure to ionizing radiation and awarded DIC based on the cause of death, metastatic prostate cancer.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left hip disorder as secondary to his service-connected prostate cancer. The TDIU claim was also denied, with the RO finding that the Veteran is not unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case due to issues regarding the cause of death and service connection for the Veteran's cause of death.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for a left shoulder disorder, residuals of prostate cancer (due to exposure to herbicide agents), and erectile dysfunction due to prostate cancer. The reasons are that further development is needed to obtain potentially relevant outstanding service personnel records.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development, including a need for an examination and completion of VA Form 21-8940. The Veteran's TDIU claim will be reconsidered after these steps are completed.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for neuropathy of his bilateral upper and lower extremities, finding that there is no evidence linking these conditions to service or a service-connected disability.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the Veteran died during the pendency of the appeal, and thus has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this case.