Prostate cancer Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to scheduling issues for a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge at the RO. The case will be returned to the AOJ for further action.

The Board has remanded the case due to a failure to follow prescribed procedures for verifying herbicide exposure in Thailand, and additional development is required.

The Veteran's service-connected prostate cancer, status-post radical prostatectomy, is now rated at 60 percent from October 9, 2008. Prior to this date, the rating was 40 percent.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for prostate cancer, incontinence, erectile dysfunction, and adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood due to lack of evidence supporting herbicide exposure during service.

The Veteran's prostate cancer is being remanded for additional development, including verification of herbicide exposure and a VA medical opinion to determine the likely etiology of his condition.

The Veteran's death was not caused by his active duty service, and there is no evidence of a service-connected disability that contributed to his death. The cause of death was prostate cancer, sepsis, and hepatitis C.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including PTSD, prostate cancer, a neck condition, renal and liver conditions, and skin disability of the feet, were denied as there is no evidence to support that these conditions are related to his military service.

The RO reduced the disability rating for prostate cancer from 100 percent to 40 percent, effective December 1, 2012. The Veteran's service-connected disabilities include a residual shrapnel wound to the scalp with scar and substernal chest and right upper thigh scars.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for prostate cancer, which he claims was caused by herbicide exposure in Thailand, has been remanded due to the need for additional development of his service records and verification of his claimed exposures.

The Veteran's claim for a TDIU is being remanded due to the need for additional evidence and an updated VA examination. The Board will consider his service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction, tinnitus, skin conditions, and coronary artery disease, in determining whether they preclude him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development regarding his claims of service connection and exposure to herbicides. The issues include prostate cancer, tinnitus, right ear hearing loss, and left ear hearing loss.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for prostate cancer and PTSD are being remanded due to the need for a Board hearing.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records, scheduling a VA examination, and readjudicating the claims.

The Veteran's residuals of prostate cancer were initially granted with a 20 percent rating effective July 9, 2012. The Board found that the condition warranted a higher initial evaluation from December 3, 2012 to June 11, 2014 (40 percent), and no higher after that date.

The Veteran's transportation expenses incurred on August 9, 2009 were denied because the service-connected disability for which he was transported (prostate cancer) had not yet been established at that time.

The Veteran's prostate cancer is not service-connected due to lack of exposure to herbicides during his active duty in Thailand. The claim for special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ is also denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bladder cancer, prostate cancer, and renal cell carcinoma due to potential service connection based on exposure at Camp Lejeune. The claims are inextricably intertwined as they all relate to the same exposure issue.

The Veteran's prostate cancer and related residuals are being remanded for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records since April 2013. The precancerous growth on the esophagus is also being remanded but no specific exposure basis or rating assigned was provided.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for clarification regarding his exposure to herbicides and chemicals at Sabana Seca, Puerto Rico.

The Veteran's residuals of prostate cancer are rated at 60 percent, the maximum schedular rating for voiding dysfunction. His diabetes mellitus, type II, is currently rated at 20 percent and does not meet the criteria for a higher initial rating.