Prostate cancer Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for depression and CAD, status post coronary artery bypass graft, both secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss.

The Board found that the rating reduction from 100 percent to 10 percent for prostate cancer residuals was proper and granted a 10 percent rating effective August 1, 2016.

The Board finds that the reduction of the Veteran's prostate cancer rating from 100% to 20% was proper as there was no evidence of local reoccurrence or metastasis. The Veteran is not entitled to a higher disability rating for his prostate cancer, status post external radiotherapy.

The Veteran's prostate cancer and prostatitis, as well as his degenerative changes of the lumbar spine, are being remanded for additional development to determine if they are related to service.

The Board has decided that a remand is necessary to address the Veteran's claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction, specifically whether his use of PTSD medications and other service-connected conditions contribute to his condition.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations and retrieval of pertinent treatment records.

The Veteran's prostate cancer was not incurred in or aggravated by service and a malignant tumor may not be presumed to have been incurred therein.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's diagnosed bladder cancer, kidney cancer, and prostate cancer are as likely as not attributable to his in-service exposure to herbicides, specifically Agent Orange. Therefore, service connection for these conditions is granted.

The Veteran's prostate cancer is currently rated at 60 percent disabling, effective September 2, 2014. The Veteran has voiding dysfunction requiring absorbent material changed more than four times per day and three to four nighttime awakenings to urinate.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, ischemic heart disease, and prostate cancer due to exposure to herbicides. The evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran was exposed to herbicides during his service or that he had any of these conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for traumatic brain injury, tinnitus, and prostate cancer have been denied as there is no evidence of a link between these conditions and his military service.

The Veteran's prostate cancer is presumed due to herbicide exposure during service. His left lower extremity disability, including arthritis of the knee and ankle, is also presumed as related to his in-service injuries. The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unemployable since March 23, 2011.

The Board has remanded the case for a videoconference hearing to address whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim of service connection for prostate cancer, specifically related to secondary service connection due to herbicide exposure.

The Board has granted service connection for prostate cancer on a presumptive basis due to Agent Orange exposure, but has denied an earlier effective date prior to March 13, 2015.

The case is being remanded for further development to assess the nature and extent of the Veteran's potential and actual chemical and radiation exposure while serving at Fort McClellan and attending the U.S. Army Chemical School.

The Board has determined that the Veteran was not exposed to herbicides during his service in Thailand. Therefore, he is not entitled to presumptive service connection for prostate cancer and diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's service connection claim for prostate cancer is granted, as it meets the criteria due to his service in Vietnam and credible evidence of herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's claim for a higher initial rating for his service-connected prostate cancer was granted, and he is now rated at 100% from January 31, 2011 to July 2013.

The Board has granted service connection for prostate cancer and diabetes mellitus, type II, on a presumptive basis due to herbicide exposure during service at U-Tapao RTAFB in Thailand.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's exposure to herbicides and his service at Royal Thai Air Force Bases in Thailand. The issues of service connection for heart disability and prostate cancer are being reviewed.