Prostate cancer Board decisions

The Board has determined that the Veteran's dementia, which is service-connected, contributed substantially to his death from prostate cancer.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for prostate cancer was received on June 25, 2007. Service connection was granted effective from that date with a 20% schedular evaluation.

The Veteran's prostate cancer was denied service connection, and his claim for an extraschedular evaluation of his back disability is remanded.

The Veteran's prostate cancer is being remanded for additional development to determine if it was caused by herbicide exposure in Thailand.

The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of medical expenses incurred at St. Mary's Regional Medical Center on January 16, 2007 is denied as the treatment was not in a medical emergency situation and VA facilities were available.

The Board found that there was no evidence of in-service exposure to ionizing radiation, herbicides, or asbestos. The Veteran's claimed liver condition, prostate cancer, and tumor of the mandible were not shown to be related to his military service.

The Veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and he did not meet the criteria for DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a need for additional medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's prostate cancer had its onset during service.

The Board found that the reduction of the disability evaluation from 100% to 40% was proper, and denied an increased rating for the residuals of a radical prostatectomy. The Veteran is currently receiving the maximum allowable rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.

The Veteran has residuals of prostate cancer that are the result of disease or injury incurred in active military service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unemployable, and the Board denies his claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board found that the reduction from a 100 percent rating to 40 percent for prostate cancer residuals was proper, and denied entitlement to a higher disability rating.

The Board has determined that an effective date earlier than November 15, 2006 is not warranted for the grant of service connection for prostate cancer and entitlement to special monthly compensation (SMC) based on loss of use of a creative organ.

The Veteran's claim for TDIU was dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal if a schedular 100 percent disability rating were granted for PTSD and prostate cancer.

The Board has reopened the service connection claim for residuals of hepatitis and granted service connection for prostate cancer. The Veteran's current liver disease is considered material to his hepatitis A claim.

The Veteran claims service connection for prostate cancer due to Agent Orange exposure. The case is being remanded as there have been no attempts to determine the dates that the Veteran was stationed at Hahn Air Base in Germany with his unit, and whether planes that sprayed Agent Orange went TDY to Hahn during his claimed service.

The Board found the reduction from 100% to 60% for residuals of prostate cancer, status post radical prostatectomy proper. The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's cause of death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and the criteria for DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 were not met.

The Veteran's prostate cancer was not incurred or aggravated by his active duty service, including exposure to herbicides. The claim for service connection is denied.

The Board found that the Veteran's residuals of prostate cancer, including urinary frequency and incontinence requiring absorbent materials changed four to five times per day, warranted a compensable rating of 20%.