Prostate cancer Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for effective dates earlier than August 26, 2013 for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been denied.,The Veteran's claim for reopening of his diabetes mellitus, type II, has been granted. The Board is remanding the issue to determine if he was exposed to herbicide agents during service.,The Veteran's claims for prostate cancer and lung cancer are being remanded due to potential exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam.,The Veteran's claim for hypertension is also being remanded, as it may be related to his active duty service.

The Board has granted service connection for coronary artery disease, Type II diabetes, and prostate cancer due to herbicide agent exposure while serving aboard U.S. Naval vessels in the territorial waters of Vietnam.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied, and his claim for TDIU prior to March 13, 2017 was granted.

The Veteran's prostate cancer and prostatectomy are service-connected due to in-service herbicide exposure while stationed near the air base perimeter of RTAFBs.

The Board has granted service connection for prostate cancer, coronary artery disease, and diabetes mellitus type II due to the Veteran's credible reports of service in Vietnam during the Vietnam War era.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted, with some issues being remanded for further review.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions including bilateral knee and ankle disorders, liver failure, prostate cancer, multiple myeloma, respiratory cancer, and soft tissue sarcoma. The Veteran's PTSD was granted a 70% rating.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service on the U.S.S. Horne within 12 nautical miles of the shores of the Republic of Vietnam during his active duty qualifies him for presumptive exposure to herbicides, which includes prostate cancer.

The Board has remanded the claims for lung cancer, prostate cancer, and type II diabetes mellitus due to herbicide exposure. The U.S.S. Franklin D. Roosevelt was within the 12 nautical mile territorial sea of Vietnam while the Veteran served on the ship from August 1966 to December 1966.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to new and material evidence. The claims for tinnitus, heart disability, hypertension, and prostate cancer are remanded for additional development.

The Veteran's prostate cancer and ischemic heart disease are presumed to be related to herbicide exposure during service. The Veteran's bladder cancer is not linked to any incident of active service.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings on coronary artery disease, type II diabetes mellitus, anxiety disorder, and prostate cancer residuals have been dismissed. The issues of increased rating for anxiety disorder and total disability rating due to individual unemployability are remanded.

The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for prostate cancer due to exposure to herbicides and/or ionizing radiation, as it is unclear whether the Veteran's ship was within 12 nautical miles of Vietnam during his service. The case will be further developed to determine this.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for prostate cancer due to a lack of evidence regarding his exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam. The USS Coral Sea was deployed to the Republic of Vietnam during some periods, but the deck logs from these deployments are not available.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board has granted his claim for TDIU.

The Veteran's prostate cancer rating was reduced to zero percent effective July 1, 2014. He appealed the reduction and the subsequent ratings assigned.

Service connection is granted for diabetes mellitus, Type II, heart disorder, Parkinson's disease and prostate cancer. Service connection remains denied for the other conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for prostate cancer and diabetes mellitus due to herbicide exposure. The decision is pending further development regarding whether the U.S.S. Duncan was within the 12 nautical mile territorial sea of the Republic of Vietnam.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including coronary artery disease, prostate cancer residuals, and Type II diabetes mellitus, are found to preclude him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment. As a result, the Board has granted entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding herbicide agent exposure in Thailand and an addendum opinion is needed on whether prostate cancer is related to service-connected BPH.