Prostate cancer Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for service connection for prostate cancer was denied. His claims for increased evaluations of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, type II, and seborrheic keratosis are pending.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records and for the Veteran to provide any additional evidence pertinent to his claims.

The Veteran's bladder and prostate cancers are granted service connection, with the extension of his prostate cancer being proximately due to his service-connected bladder cancer.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied. The Board found that the conditions claimed are not related to his active service or any incident therein.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for prostate cancer on a presumptive basis due to herbicide exposure during active duty in Thailand and Vietnam.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for updated assessments of his service-connected prostate cancer residuals.

The Veteran's prostate cancer was not incurred or aggravated by service, including exposure to ionizing radiation. The claim is denied.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development regarding the Veteran's exposure to Agent Orange during his reserve duty at Fort Drum in 1968, and to determine if he is entitled to service connection for heart disability and prostate cancer as secondary to such exposure.

The Veteran's service connection claims for Type II diabetes mellitus and prostate cancer have been granted due to presumed exposure to herbicides during his military service. His PTSD claim is also granted, but at a lower initial rating of 30 percent.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate rationale in a previous opinion regarding service connection for prostate cancer. The Under Secretary for Benefits or the C&P Director acting as a proxy must obtain new opinions that consider and discuss all 6 factors outlined in 38 C.F.R. § 3.311(e).

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including scheduling a VA examination to address the relationship between his claimed conditions and service.

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable evaluation for his service-connected prostate cancer residuals, status post total prostatectomy, is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination and additional medical records.

The Board found that the reduction of the ratings for prostate cancer residuals and discontinuation of SMC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1114(s) for housebound benefits were proper based on the evidence at the time.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and a need for an etiological opinion regarding the Veteran's prostate cancer and diabetes.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and prostate cancer, finding that there was no evidence of these conditions during service or within one year after separation. The Veteran's assertions regarding exposure to smoke and fumes were not supported by contemporaneous medical records.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the inconsistency within the January 2013 VA examination report regarding whether his prostate cancer is in remission or has recurrent disease with a rising PSA level. The RO must obtain an addendum opinion from the examiner.

The Veteran is granted an effective date of January 1, 2006 for the award of a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU). The claim was pending since March 15, 2005.

The Veteran's service connection claim for prostate cancer is granted as his diagnosis of prostate cancer and Vietnam-era service are supported by the evidence, and he was exposed to herbicides in Vietnam.

The Veteran's claims for prostate cancer and erectile dysfunction are being remanded due to insufficient development regarding exposure to herbicides during service. The AOJ is instructed to conduct further development as outlined in the decision.

The Veteran's prostate cancer and squamous cell carcinoma of the left vocal cord are not service-connected as they were not incurred or aggravated during his active duty service.,Bladder cancer is also not service-connected, as it has been claimed as secondary to a nonservice-connected condition (prostate cancer).