Prostate cancer Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for service connection for prostate cancer was denied as there is no evidence of a nexus between the disability and his active duty service.,The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for sinusitis prior to June 24, 2015 was denied because he did not experience any incapacitating or non-incapacitating episodes of sinusitis.,The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for sinusitis on and after June 24, 2015 was denied as the evidence does not show that his symptoms met the criteria for a 50% disability rating due to chronic osteomyelitis or near constant sinusitis with purulent discharge.,The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for asthma prior to October 26, 2015 was denied because he did not meet the criteria for a 60% disability rating based on his FEV-1 and FEV-1/FVC levels.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for prostate cancer and/or residuals is denied as he has not been shown to have had the disease at any time during his appeal period.

The Veteran's appeals for increased evaluations of his service-connected prostate status post radical prostatectomy and bladder cancer, diabetes mellitus, type II, bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy and carpal tunnel syndrome were dismissed as the Veteran withdrew these claims during his April 2019 Board hearing.

The Board has denied the Veteran's appeals for severance of service connection for residuals of status post radical prostatectomy due to prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction, and discontinuance of SMC for loss of use of a creative organ. The appeal for a compensable rating for chronic prostatitis is remanded.

The Veteran's death was not service-connected due to the cause of metastatic kidney cancer, which is not a presumptive condition for exposure to herbicide agents.,The surviving spouse did not meet the criteria for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 as the Veteran was not continuously rated totally disabled for at least ten years immediately preceding death.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for tinea pedis, prostate cancer, and PTSD due to inadequate reasons and bases in the denial of these claims. The Veteran's contentions regarding his exposure during service are not considered by the VA examiners.

The Board denied service connection for congestive heart failure, gall-bladder removal disorder, and prostate cancer. The reasons given were that there was no evidence of a disease or injury during active service, nor did the conditions manifest within one year of separation.,There is no direct evidence linking any of these conditions to service, including exposure to herbicide agents.

The Board has determined that the reduction of the Veteran's disability rating for prostate cancer from 100 percent to 40 percent effective October 1, 2017 was proper.

Service connection is granted for prostate cancer, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease / coronary artery disease (claimed as heart condition), and Parkinson's disease on the basis of presumed exposure to herbicide agents during service.,The Veteran served in Thailand with duties near the perimeter of Korat RTAFB where he was exposed to herbicide agents. His conditions are considered presumptively related to this exposure.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to March 3, 2015 for the grant of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in a July 2015 rating decision. The Veteran's claim was denied because there was no CUE, as the June 2005 rating decision implicitly denied his TDIU claim.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and prostate cancer on the basis of herbicide exposure during active duty.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and compensation benefits were denied. The left ankle scars received a noncompensable rating.

The Board has determined that reducing the Veteran's disability rating for prostate cancer from 100 percent to 60 percent effective July 1, 2014 was proper based on the evidence showing remission of the condition and no renal dysfunction.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for prostate cancer, finding that there was no in-service injury or disease related to prostate cancer and that it is not otherwise related to service. The Board also found no evidence of herbicide exposure during service.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and prostate cancer, both presumed due to in-service herbicide exposure. Service connection for hypertension is remanded as the VA examiner must provide an opinion on whether it was related to service-connected diabetes mellitus or in-service herbicide exposure.

The Board has remanded the case due to conflicting medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's prostate cancer contributed to his cause of death from renal cell carcinoma. The appellant seeks service connection for the cause of death, and the Board requires a new medical opinion on this issue.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is rated at a 10% disability rating, effective from the date of the decision. The Board also granted entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea and prostate cancer due to inadequate medical opinions and incomplete development of exposure history.

The Veteran's prostate cancer is granted service connection due to herbicide exposure in Vietnam.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and prostate cancer was granted. The claim for erectile dysfunction is remanded.