Prostate cancer Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for prostate cancer and sterility, finding no evidence of exposure to Agent Orange or other herbicides during his military service.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to verify the Veteran's claimed exposure to herbicides and to obtain his complete VA treatment records. The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded for a new VA examination regarding his vestibular disability.

The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal regarding the disability rating for depression with alcohol abuse, associated with prostate cancer. As a result, the Board dismissed this issue.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for all residuals of service-connected prostate cancer, including erectile dysfunction, is being remanded due to the need for additional development and examination.

The Board denied service connection for Type II diabetes mellitus and prostate cancer, both claimed as the result of herbicide exposure.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for prostate cancer, diabetes mellitus, and coronary artery disease. The evidence did not support a finding of exposure to herbicides or direct service connection.

The Veteran's ED is proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development to determine if the Veteran meets the requirements for the presumption of herbicide exposure in Thailand, and to attempt to obtain relevant records from alternate sources.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development to determine if the appellant was exposed to herbicides during his National Guard service at Fort Drum, and whether he is entitled to service connection for prostate cancer.

The Veteran's service-connected disability of cerebrovascular accident with residual blindness, loss of use of lower extremities, residual dementia, prostate cancer, residual excessive aphasia, and tardive dyskinesia was granted effective from June 15, 2009.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's lumbar spine disability is not related to his active service and therefore denied service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's prostate cancer was not incurred in service and may not be presumed to have been incurred therein due to exposure to ionizing radiation. The claim is denied.

The Veteran's claims for higher initial ratings for service-connected chronic headaches, residuals of prostate cancer, and radiation proctitis are denied. The claim for service connection for peripheral neuropathy is also denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for headaches, dental condition, and tonsillectomy residuals have been withdrawn.,Service connection for prostate cancer has not been established as the Veteran's current condition is not etiologically related to exposure to ionizing radiation in service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for specially adapted housing and special home adaptation benefits due to their current ratings and lack of qualifying conditions.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for prostate cancer is being remanded due to the need for a statement of the case.

The appeal has been withdrawn by the appellant before a decision was made.

The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 is remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The VA denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for prostate cancer, hypertension, coronary artery disease, stomach problems, and a skin disorder, all of which were found to be less likely as not caused by or related to his exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.