Prostate cancer Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for the cause of death and denied entitlement to accrued benefits based on new and material evidence not being received.

The Board denied service connection for prostate cancer and diabetes mellitus, finding no evidence of in-service exposure to herbicides or other causation.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional examinations and to obtain outstanding treatment records. The claims for increased ratings for ED with penile deformity, surgical scar status post prostatectomy, and residuals of prostate cancer are pending.

The Board has determined that the Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents during his service at Korat RTAFB in Thailand and granted service connection for prostate cancer, which is presumed due to such exposure.

The Veteran's appeal to the denial of service connection for gunshot wound residuals, posttraumatic stress disorder, hypertension, heart problems, and prostate cancer is granted due to a timely Notice of Disagreement submitted by his representative in July 2014.

The appeal seeking service connection for sleep apnea is dismissed. The appeals for service connection for a skin condition, hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II, and prostate cancer are remanded.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The left knee chondromalacia claim was denied as the evidence did not show flexion limited to 30 degrees or less, which would warrant a higher rating. Service connection for hemorrhoids, testicular disability, and prostate cancer (and/or residuals) were also denied due to lack of credible evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Veteran's prostate cancer residuals are currently rated at 60 percent, and the Board has decided to remand this case for further evaluation of whether he should be rated at 100 percent due to active cancer.

The Veteran's degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine is granted as service connected.,The Veteran's left and right lower extremity radiculopathy are secondary to his now service-connected degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine. ,The Veteran's prostate cancer is presumed to be due to herbicide exposure in service, and his erectile dysfunction is also service connected as it is secondary to his prostate cancer.,Service connection for a right knee disability and left knee disability are remanded.

The Veteran's right ear hearing loss is granted service connection as it was caused by noise exposure during his military service. However, the prostate cancer is denied as there is no evidence linking it to service.

The Board denied service connection for prostate cancer and erectile dysfunction, finding that the evidence did not support a link to active duty or any other condition.

The Veteran's urinary incontinence prior to July 11, 2013 was rated at 20 percent and from July 11, 2013 was rated at 60 percent. Both ratings were denied.,The Veteran's prostate cancer residuals have not met the criteria for a rating in excess of 60 percent since July 11, 2013.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and disability ratings are being remanded due to the need to obtain additional documents related to his claims.,A Statement of the Case must be issued regarding the denial of service connection for prostate cancer residuals, a compensable rating for chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis, and a compensable rating for paranoid schizophrenia.

The Veteran's claims for increased rating of prostate cancer, service connection for a keloid scar on the occipital scalp, and service connection for glaucoma are all remanded due to incomplete medical records and inadequate opinions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for right ankle DJD, prostate cancer residuals with erectile dysfunction and incontinence, and acquired psychiatric disability (including PTSD) due to insufficient evidence regarding service connection.

The Veteran's prostate cancer and hemorrhoids were denied service connection. The issues of entitlement to increased ratings for various disabilities, as well as the issue of service connection for erectile dysfunction, bilateral visual disturbances, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, obesity, cholecystitis and residuals of a gallbladder removal, colon polyps and colon cancer, and gastrointestinal disorder (diverticulosis) were remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, lymphoma, and prostate cancer due to additional development being necessary. The claims are related to new evidence or a reopening of previously denied claims.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings were generally denied. The Board also found that the Veteran had not provided sufficient evidence to reopen his claim of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss, which was previously denied in 2009.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for hepatitis C has been dismissed.,Service connection was denied for bilateral hip disorder, sinus disorder, headache disorder, and bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome due to lack of current disabilities or recent diagnoses prior to the filing of a claim.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate medical opinion, and now requires a new addendum from a VA internal medicine specialist to determine if the Veteran's service-connected prostate cancer and coronary artery disease contributed to his overall decline in health such that he was unable to resist the effects of the primary cause of death (cardio-respiratory arrest due to COPD and right heart failure).