Prostate cancer Board decisions

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed conditions are not related to his active service, and therefore, he is not entitled to service connection for any of these disabilities.

The Board found that the Veteran's prostate cancer is not related to his participation in Project SHAD during service, and thus denied the claim for service connection.

The Board found that the Veteran's bladder cancer, metastasized prostate cancer, and metastasized abdominal cancer did not have its clinical onset in service or due to exposure to ionizing radiation. The claim was denied as there is no evidence of a current disability related to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date and initial rating for his service-connected prostate cancer. The Veteran's claim was received on January 11, 2010, after entitlement arose in January 2009 due to herbicide exposure. The Board found that the earliest claim received by VA was on January 11, 2010, and thus denied an earlier effective date. For his initial rating, the Veteran's residuals of prostate cancer were rated at 20 percent.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for prostate cancer was received on November 18, 2010. The effective date of the grant of service connection is set at November 10, 2010.

The Veteran's prostate cancer resulted in voiding dysfunction requiring the wearing of absorbent materials more than four times per day during the period from October 1, 2006 to February 19, 2008. He was granted a 60 percent rating for this period.

The Veteran's prostate cancer is granted service connection due to presumed exposure to herbicides during his service at Takhli Air Force Base in Thailand.

The Veteran's prostate cancer residuals were rated at 60 percent prior to August 23, 2007. The RO granted a TDIU rating effective from that date.,The Veteran was found eligible for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits under Chapter 35, Title 38, United States Code, as of August 23, 2007.

The reduction of the evaluation for prostate cancer from 100 percent to 20 percent was proper, effective August 31, 2008.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his prostate cancer and urinary incontinence, prevent him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment. The Board finds that he meets the criteria for a TDIU on a schedular basis.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed as his VA Form 9 was not filed within the required time frame.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for prostate cancer and essential tremors (claimed as Parkinson's disease) are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including verification of Vietnam service and VA examinations.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for additional development, including arranging for a VA examination and obtaining all outstanding records. The claim will be adjudicated in light of any new evidence.

The RO reduced the Veteran's disability rating for prostate cancer from 100% to 10%, effective May 1, 2012. The Veteran's prostate cancer residuals are manifested by voiding dysfunction and increased urinary frequency.

The Veteran's thyroid cancer is related to service and the Board has granted service connection for this condition. The claim for prostate cancer remains pending as it involves exposure to ionizing radiation, but requires additional development of dose estimates.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for prostate cancer. However, the reduction of his cervical spine disability rating from 20% to 10% was denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for arthritis of the hands and back, prostate cancer, a skin disorder, and a right ankle disability. The appeals were based on direct evidence rather than any presumption or exposure to hazardous substances.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for prostate cancer and erectile dysfunction, as well as his claim for special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ, are all denied.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for residuals of prostate cancer, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between in-service prostatitis and the development of prostate cancer.

The Board has granted service connection for prostate cancer and tinnitus. The Veteran's erectile dysfunction claim is related to his prostate cancer, and the special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ issue remains pending.