Prostate cancer Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for coronary artery disease and prostate cancer, both related to the Veteran's exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune during his military service.

The Veteran's appeal includes two issues: the propriety of reducing his prostate cancer rating from 100% to 20%, effective April 1, 2013, and his claim for an increased rating. The case is remanded due to incomplete documentation and need for a new VA examination.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for bladder and prostate cancer due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. The Veteran needs to provide VA with information about his treatment from specific doctors, and VA will arrange for him to undergo examinations to determine if he has these cancers and whether they are related to his time in service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for prostate cancer due to herbicide exposure is remanded as the AOJ failed to verify his claimed exposures at Red Stone Arsenal in Alabama and Miseau, Germany.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to exposure to TCE during active service. The Veteran is seeking service connection for multiple conditions including hypertension, bladder cancer, chronic kidney dysfunction, prostate cancer, and diabetes mellitus.

The Board denied service connection for heart disability, prostate cancer, and type II diabetes mellitus as there was no evidence of in-service injury or disease, and the Veteran did not have exposure to herbicide agents. The preponderance of the evidence showed that these conditions were not related to his military service.

The claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and unspecified depressive disorder is granted.,Service connection for tinnitus is granted. The Veteran's bladder condition secondary to prostate cancer is also granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current left knee disability, bilateral eye disability, sleep apnea, prostate cancer, diabetes mellitus, or acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) and therefore service connection for these conditions is denied. The claims are being remanded to obtain additional VA treatment records and to schedule the Veteran for a new psychiatric examination.

The Board has denied service connection for prostate cancer, Barrett’s esophagus, and urinary retention due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.,These issues have been remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for colon and prostate cancer due to a lack of sufficient information to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions. The claim will be further evaluated with additional medical examinations and opinions.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of prostate cancer has been dismissed due to the death of the appellant during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board has remanded two issues: service connection for lung cancer and prostate cancer. The Veteran's claims are being returned to the AOJ due to insufficient medical opinions regarding in-service exposure to hazardous substances.

The Veteran's gout claim was denied, but service connection for anxiety disorder, obstructive sleep apnea, coronary artery disease, and prostate cancer residuals were all granted.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation, meeting the criteria for a TDIU.

The Board has ordered the case to be remanded due to non-compliance with previous remand directives, specifically obtaining all VA treatment records from multiple facilities where the Veteran received care.

The Veteran's prostate cancer is presumed to be related to herbicide exposure in Thailand. The Board has determined that the Veteran served near the perimeter of the Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, which places him at risk for herbicide exposure. Service connection is granted for prostate cancer on a presumptive basis.

The Veteran's prostate cancer residuals have not been manifested by renal dysfunction or obstructed voiding, and thus a compensable rating is denied.

The Veteran's prostate cancer is characterized by daytime voiding intervals of one to two hours, awakening to void three to four times per night, and requiring the wearing of absorbent materials which must be changed two to four times per day. The Board found a 40 percent rating appropriate for his residuals of prostate cancer with radiation proctitis.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection for joint problems of the neck, ischemic heart disease, prostate cancer as a result of exposure to herbicides, squamous cell carcinoma, top of left hand, and lumbar herniated nucleus pulposus, post laminectomy syndrome (L5-S1) with lumbar instability.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for prostate cancer and cause of death due to metastatic prostate cancer, as new evidence was requested from the Joint Services Records Research Center.