Prostate cancer Board decisions

The Veteran's prostate and bladder cancers are being remanded for additional development to determine if they were caused by sun exposure during service.

The Veteran's sinusitis is manifested by more than six non-incapacitating episodes per year with pressure, pain, headaches, nasal congestion, nose drainage, nasal sores, yellow and green discharge, foul breath, and two episodes requiring antibiotic use. Therefore, a 30 percent evaluation for sinusitis has been granted.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus and prostate cancer are being remanded due to the need to verify his exposure in Vietnam. The case will be reconsidered after additional development.

The Veteran's service-connected coronary artery disease status post coronary artery bypass graft does not warrant a rating higher than 30 percent, and he is not in need of regular aid and attendance or by reason of being housebound.

The Board found that the reduction of the Veteran's prostate cancer disability rating from 100% to 20% was proper, as his condition had improved and no longer required a higher rating.

The Veteran's service-connected prostate cancer, status post removal of the prostate, does not manifest in renal dysfunction nor increased urinary frequency or obstructed voiding. The Veteran has erectile dysfunction as a residual of his prostate cancer but deformity of the penis is not shown.,The criteria for an initial compensable rating for erectile dysfunction associated with residuals of prostate cancer have not been met.

The Veteran's service connection claims for diabetes mellitus and prostate cancer are granted due to presumed exposure to herbicides during active duty.

The Board finds that the Veteran's current hemorrhoids are related to service and grants service connection for this condition. The issue of whether the Veteran's prostate cancer is related to service or a service-connected disorder remains pending, as no VA examination has been conducted.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities require the regular aid and attendance of another person to perform activities of daily living and protect him from daily life hazards.

The Veteran does not have additional disability as a result of carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment or similar instance of fault on part of VA in furnishing surgical treatment in February 1999, and the results of the surgery were reasonably foreseeable.

The Board has granted service connection and a temporary total disability rating for prostate cancer, effective November 30, 2005. The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for residuals of prostate cancer is denied as the evidence does not support a higher than 60 percent rating.

The Veteran's prostate disorder is currently rated as noncompensably disabling, and the criteria for a compensable rating are not met.,The Veteran's impotence is currently rated as noncompensably disabling, and no higher evaluation can be assigned pursuant to any other potentially applicable diagnostic codes.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a VA examination and additional treatment records, as well as potential changes in his prostate cancer disability rating.

The Board has determined that service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death should be severed due to a lack of evidence supporting the claim based on in-service radiation exposure.

The Board has remanded the case for further verification of the Veteran's alleged herbicide exposure and to readjudicate the claim based on this information.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and an earlier effective date for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional evidence.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for prostate cancer, including as a result of exposure to herbicide agents, is being remanded due to the need to obtain VA treatment records.

The Board has restored service connection for prostate cancer and SMC based on loss of use of a creative organ, finding no clear and unmistakable error in the original grant.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service did not qualify for the presumption of herbicide exposure, and there is no evidence linking his prostate cancer or chronic lymphocytic leukemia to service. As a result, the claims for service connection are denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and prostate cancer were denied as there was no verified in-service stressor, the Veteran did not engage in combat with the enemy, and his current psychiatric disorders are not related to his military service. Prostate cancer is also not linked to his service.