Prostate cancer Board decisions

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeal regarding the reduction in disability rating for prostate cancer and denied his request to restore SMC at the housebound rate due to lack of a single 100% rated disability.

The Veteran's PTSD resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, warranting a 70 percent rating. His service-connected disabilities also prevented him from securing and following substantially gainful employment, leading to the grant of TDIU.

The Veteran's prostate cancer is presumed to be related to his service due to herbicide exposure, and the claim for service connection is granted.

The Veteran's service connection for prostate cancer and its residuals is granted due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune during his military service.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for prostate cancer with residual nerve damage, to include as secondary to chronic prostatitis, and entitlement to temporary 100 percent evaluations for left foot surgery and prostate cancer surgery with residual nerve damage.

The Board denied service connection for prostate cancer as due to exposure to herbicide agents because the Veteran did not have exposure to herbicide agents while at Eglin AFB, and his claims were contradicted by official records and research findings.

The application to reopen claims for prostate cancer, low back disability, right leg disability, hypertension, and an acquired psychiatric disability is granted. The claim of service connection for a low back disability is remanded.

The Veteran's claims for diabetes, ischemic heart disease, and prostate cancer are granted due to presumed exposure to herbicides. The claim for bilateral lower extremity peripheral vascular disease is remanded as the cause of this condition needs further clarification.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including prostate cancer, stroke, neuropathy, and heart disease, have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment before February 26, 2016, and after November 1, 2019. The Board has granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) for these periods.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for prostate cancer and diabetes mellitus due to insufficient development regarding the Veteran's exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. The RO must obtain medical opinions on these issues.

The Board has denied reopening of claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to lack of new and material evidence. The claim for prostate cancer is remanded as there is insufficient information regarding the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents.

The Veteran's prostate cancer residuals are rated at 40 percent disabling from April 1, 2014. The reduction of the initial 100 percent rating for prostate cancer was proper by operation of law.

The Board has determined that the Veteran had in-country service in Vietnam and is presumed to have been exposed to herbicide agents. Therefore, prostate cancer is granted as service-connected due to exposure to herbicides.

The Veteran is granted TDIU benefits from December 1, 2016 to March 24, 2019.,The Veteran's CAD rating remains at 60 percent from August 1, 2011 to March 24, 2019. A higher rating is denied.,The Veteran's post bypass scars are rated at 10 percent and a higher rating is denied.

All issues on appeal are remanded for further development and consideration.

The Board has denied service connection for prostate cancer, basal cell carcinoma with melanoma, and bilateral shoulder osteoarthritis as the evidence does not support a link between these conditions and service.,Service connection was denied for prostate cancer due to lack of a positive nexus between exposure to commercial weed killer and the condition.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for prostate cancer is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination considering all exposures during his service that may have caused his prostate cancer, rather than just radiation exposure.

The Veteran's prostate cancer, which was previously rated at 100%, is now rated at 40% effective March 1, 2019. From that date forward, the Veteran is granted a 60% rating for urinary incontinence requiring absorbent materials changed more than four times per day.

The appeal to reduce the evaluation of service-connected prostate cancer from 100% to 80% is dismissed as there was no proper appeal and no subsequent rating decision effectuating the reduction.

The Veteran is unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities, including prostate cancer, diabetes mellitus, and retinopathy.