Prostate cancer Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for PTSD, prostate cancer residuals, hypertension, and stroke residuals due to in-service exposure. The claims are also being reopened as new evidence supports reopening of these claims.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 60 percent for residuals of prostate cancer has been denied as there is no evidence of renal dysfunction warranting an 80 or 100 percent rating.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, prostate cancer, and multiple myeloma. The conditions are all related to the Veteran's in-service exposure to radiation.

The Board has restored the Veteran's 100% rating for prostate cancer, effective July 1, 2018, finding that his condition did not improve at the time of the reduction and he had active prostate cancer.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for chronic kidney disease and prostate cancer due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. The medical opinions are inadequate, and a new opinion is needed to address the etiology of these conditions.

The Veteran's prostate cancer and hypertension claims are remanded due to incomplete records. The Board requests the complete personnel record, including TDY service details, and asks for additional treatment records close in time to service.

The Veteran's skin cancer is granted as service connected, but his prostate cancer remains denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a nervous condition, leg cramps, and fatigue (also claimed as back and neck pain and fibromyalgia) has been granted.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for prostate cancer is remanded due to the need for additional evidence.

The Board has granted a rating of 40 percent for service-connected residuals of prostate cancer from December 12, 2014. Prior to that date, the Veteran's prostate cancer residuals did not meet criteria for a compensable rating due to lack of urinary frequency or voiding dysfunction.

The Board denied an evaluation higher than 60 percent for prostate cancer status post prostatectomy and denied a TDIU due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities not rendering him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's prostate cancer residuals are rated at 60 percent since February 1, 2015. The hypertension and TDIU issues have been remanded for further development.

The Veteran's prostate cancer was not service connected as it is not related to his military service, specifically due to the lack of exposure to herbicide agents during active duty in Korea.

The Board has determined that the severance of service connection for residuals of prostate cancer surgery, erectile dysfunction, and special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ was proper due to clear and unmistakable error in the original grant of these benefits. Restoration of these benefits is not warranted.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death, and the Board does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal.

The Veteran's initial disability rating for prostate cancer is granted at 100 percent. The issues of an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss and service connection for PTSD, depression, and anxiety are remanded.

The Veteran's private opinion regarding his prostate cancer was not submitted in full. The Board has ordered a remand to allow the Veteran to submit this missing information.

The Board denied service connection for prostate cancer, finding no evidence of herbicide exposure and noting the diagnosis was not diagnosed until nearly 40 years after separation from service.

The Veteran's claims for prostate cancer and acquired psychiatric disorder were denied, but his claim for venereal disease was not addressed. The Board found new and material evidence to reopen the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as depression).

The Board has granted service connection for prostate cancer on a presumptive basis due to exposure to herbicide agents while serving at Nakhon Phanom Air Force Base in Thailand.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for pruritus ani is denied as the evidence does not support a finding that his condition more nearly approximates the criteria for a 60 percent disability rating.,Service connection for prostate cancer is denied as there is no evidence of in-service incurrence or aggravation, and the weight of the evidence preponderates against a finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis is related to service.