Prostate cancer Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's prostate cancer is related to his exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune during service.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for prostate cancer and a respiratory disorder is remanded due to insufficient evidence. The Board requests additional medical records and schedules the Veteran for an examination to determine if his current conditions are related to service.

The Board denied increased ratings for various conditions, including thoracolumbar degenerative arthritis, right and left knee strains, status/post septoplasty with deviated septum, prostate disorder, erectile dysfunction (ED), and gastrointestinal (GI) disorder. The effective dates for the grants of service connection were also denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of prostate cancer or residuals of prostate cancer, and has not had such a diagnosis at any time during the pendency of the claim. Therefore, service connection is denied.

The Board has granted service connection for prostate cancer due to herbicide exposure, but has remanded the skin disability claim.

The Veteran's 100% evaluation for prostate cancer, status post brachytherapy, was discontinued as of June 1, 2014. A 40% evaluation is granted from that date.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted due to his service-connected disabilities preventing him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and BPH (claimed as prostate cancer) due to a lack of evidence showing that these conditions began during or are otherwise related to his military service. The claim for service connection for a lower back condition is remanded for further development.,The VA examiner was reluctant to accept the Veteran's report of a twisting injury in service, leading to the need for an addendum opinion.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hearing loss, back injury, migraine headaches, and prostate cancer due to outstanding VA treatment records and a need for more recent examinations.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have not rendered him unemployable so as to warrant a TDIU. The Board denied the claim for TDIU.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for prostate cancer, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, PTSD, and adjustment disorder. The effective date of the grant of service connection for prostate cancer was set at June 27, 2016.

The Board has granted service connection for prostate cancer, diabetes mellitus, and ischemic heart disease as presumptive conditions associated with herbicide exposure during the Veteran's service in Thailand.

The appeal for service connection for a bilateral knee disability is dismissed.,Service connection for COPD and prostate cancer are denied as the preponderance of evidence does not support a link to in-service asbestos exposure.

The Board has granted service connection for right ear hearing loss but remanded the issue of service connection for prostate cancer due to conflicting medical opinions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various hip, knee, and ankle conditions are remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations. The effective date of service connection remains unresolved as the claim was not received within one year of separation from service.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's neck disorder, headaches, and vertigo. The claims of entitlement to service connection for prostate cancer and bilateral foot disorder were previously denied but are now reopened due to new evidence submitted since the last final denial.

The Veteran's hearing loss, tinnitus, prostate cancer, neck cancer, low back condition, and COPD are all remanded for further examination and opinion. The appeals will be reconsidered based on the new evidence.

The Veteran's service-connected residuals of prostate cancer are granted a 60 percent evaluation, effective from February 1, 2019.

The Veteran's low back, bilateral hip, bilateral knee and bilateral ankle disabilities are found to be service-connected due to in-service hard landings and other stresses. The Veteran's prostate cancer is not entitled to a temporary total evaluation or an initial rating higher than 20 percent.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for prostate cancer was dismissed. The claim for diabetes mellitus, presumed to be related to herbicide exposure during service, is granted. The claims for hearing loss and tinnitus are remanded.