Prostate cancer Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have precluded him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation for the period on appeal.

The Veteran's cause of death, COPD, was not related to service or exposure to herbicides. The Board denied service connection for the cause of death and denied nonservice-connected burial benefits.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus. The prostate cancer and metastasis of prostate carcinoma into cervical spine region, low back injury, cold injury sequelae, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, and malignant melanoma claims are remanded due to lack of evidence regarding herbicide exposure, service connection for a low back injury, etiology of cold injury residuals, peripheral neuropathies, and malignant melanoma.

The Veteran is granted a disability rating of 60 percent for the residuals of prostate cancer, effective from March 19, 2010. The issue of an earlier effective date for TDIU remains pending.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, lumbar spine disability (intervertebral disc disease), bilateral knee disability, sleep apnea, and prostate cancer are all denied as there is no evidence of a nexus to service.,Service treatment records do not document any complaints or treatment related to these conditions during the Veteran's active duty.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including right shoulder injury, low back injury/surgery, eye disabilities, sleep apnea, erectile dysfunction, prostate cancer, lumps on back of right shoulder, residuals of sores on back of head, chloracne, anxiety, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), insomnia, and depression. The remand includes obtaining VA treatment records from the San Antonio VAMC, National Guard or Reserve service records, and clarifying private audiological evaluation results.

The Board denied service connection for prostate cancer and brain tumor due to exposure to herbicide agents, as well as secondary service connection for erectile dysfunction, loss of smell, and loss of taste.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for residuals of prostate cancer and diabetes mellitus due to herbicide exposure, requiring further development to verify the Veteran's claimed exposures.

The Veteran's prostate cancer residuals are restored to a 60 percent evaluation effective December 1, 2014.,An initial rating for service-connected adjustment disorder in excess of 30 percent prior to January 27, 2017 and 50 percent thereafter is denied.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for diabetes mellitus and erectile dysfunction have been dismissed.,His petition to reopen a finally denied claim of service connection for multiple sclerosis has been granted, with the condition that his symptoms are related to Agent Orange exposure. Service connection is granted.,Service connection was established for prostate cancer and diabetes mellitus due to Agent Orange exposure, effective June 19, 2015.,The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates have not met the criteria.

The Veteran's prostate cancer disability rating was reduced from 100% to 40%, effective July 1, 2014. The Board has decided that a new VA examination is needed to determine the current severity of his symptoms.

The Veteran's vertigo, claimed as dizzy spells, is not service-connected due to lack of evidence linking the condition to his military service.,Ischemic heart disease and prostate cancer are not service-connected because there is no evidence that they were incurred during or aggravated by service. The Veteran worked in Vietnam but was not exposed to herbicides.,Prostate cancer is also not service-connected as it did not have its onset in service.

The Veteran's service connection claim for prostate cancer is denied as there is no current diagnosis of the condition.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete development and need for further medical examination. The issues include vision/eye disability, prostate cancer, hypertension, and skin cancer, all potentially related to exposure to chemicals and herbicide agents during service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for prostate cancer, finding that there was no evidence of herbicide exposure during active service and concluding that the current prostate cancer did not have its onset during or within one year after service.

The Veteran's cause of death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and the Board denied entitlement to DIC based on service connection for his cause of death.

The Veteran's prostate cancer and type II diabetes mellitus are granted as service-connected due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents during his active duty in Thailand.

The Veteran's prostate cancer residuals are currently rated at 20 percent, and the Board found no evidence to support a higher rating.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a heart disorder and prostate cancer were denied. The Board found no current disability of these conditions at any point pertinent to the pendency of his claim, thus denying service connection. For LLE and RLE neuropathy, the Veteran was granted initial ratings of 20 percent each but denied requests for higher ratings or earlier effective dates.

The Veteran's left ear hearing loss disability is not related to service and was noted on pre-induction examination prior to service.,There is no evidence of a current left shoulder or right shoulder disability, arthritis of the upper extremities, or left knee disability at any time during or approximate to the pendency of the claim. The Veteran's current disabilities are not linked to service.