Prostate cancer Board decisions

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development, including verification of asbestos exposure and an opinion on whether in-service ionizing radiation caused prostate cancer.

The veteran's initial disability rating for residuals of prostate cancer was increased to 60 percent effective February 1, 2006.

The Board remanded the issue of whether the rating reduction from 40 percent to a noncompensable for prostate cancer, effective February 1, 2009, was proper.

The Board denied service connection for prostate cancer and diabetes mellitus as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active military service, nor could they be presumed to have been incurred due to herbicide exposure.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and consideration of the veteran's claim for service connection for prostate cancer, to include as due to Agent Orange exposure.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for prostate cancer, as there was no competent evidence showing that the condition was related to his exposure to ionizing radiation during service.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected prostatectomy due to prostate cancer warranted a 40 percent evaluation effective from July 1, 2005.

The veteran's disability rating for residuals of prostate cancer was reduced from 100 percent to 20 percent, then increased to 40 percent. The Board found that a higher rating was not warranted prior to June 15, 2006, but an increase to 40 percent was appropriate starting on that date.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for prostate cancer, to include as due to exposure to herbicide agents.

The Board denied service connection for prostate cancer, prostatitis and benign prostatic hypertrophy due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to the veteran's active duty service or exposure to herbicides.

The case is remanded for additional development, including a possible VA examination and consideration of staged ratings.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for prostate cancer and a thyroid disorder, as there is no evidence to support that these conditions are related to his exposure to ionizing radiation during service.

The veteran's claims for service connection for prostate cancer, respiratory cancer, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, a respiratory disability manifested by colds, and a gastrointestinal condition manifested by indigestion were denied as there was no evidence of these conditions being incurred in or aggravated by his military service.

The veteran was granted a 20 percent disability rating for residuals of prostate cancer prior to November 18, 2005, and the ratings were not increased. The veteran's erectile dysfunction did not warrant a compensable rating.

The Board denied service connection for prostate cancer as it was not caused by the veteran's exposure to ionizing radiation in service and is not otherwise related to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and ulcers, as there was no evidence that these conditions were caused by or began during his military service.

The Board remands the case for further development, including an extraschedular evaluation and a genitourinary examination.

The claim for service connection for cause of death was reopened, but ultimately denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than October 8, 2004, for the grant of service connection for residuals of prostate cancer.

The Board remands the case for further development, including a VA examination to determine if there has been local reoccurrence of prostate cancer and to evaluate the veteran based on his voiding and urinary dysfunction.