Prostate cancer Board decisions

The Board found that the reduction from a 100 percent disability rating to a 20 percent rating for prostate cancer was appropriate based on the veteran's symptoms and lack of evidence showing more severe impairment.

The veteran's prostate cancer is service-connected due to presumed exposure to herbicides, while the other conditions are not.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining updated medical records and scheduling new VA examinations.

The veteran's alcoholism was not incurred in or aggravated by service and it is not proximately due to or aggravated by a service-connected disability. The rating for prostate cancer remains at 40 percent as there is no evidence of the use of an appliance or absorbent materials that must be changed more than 4 times per day.

The appeal for service connection for prostate cancer, to include as due to herbicide exposure, was dismissed because the veteran did not file a timely substantive appeal after being issued an SOC.

The appeal is remanded to obtain a VA medical opinion that reviews the veteran's terminal medical records.

The veteran is entitled to a rating of 60 percent for residuals of prostate cancer as of October 1, 2005.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and adjudication of the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and verifying any in-service stressors.

The appeal is being remanded to the RO for further development and readjudication of the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The veteran's prostate cancer is service-connected due to presumed exposure to herbicides, while his right ear hearing loss and hypertension are not. Tinnitus has been reopened and granted on the merits.

The veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 60 percent for prostate cancer, status post radical prostatectomy, was denied as the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board is remanding the claims for service connection for residuals of low back, left shoulder and neck injuries, as well as the claim for prostate cancer, due to an inadequate medical opinion from a previous VA examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and prostate cancer, as there was no evidence of in-service exposure to herbicides or ionizing radiation, and the medical evidence did not establish a link between the claimed conditions and his military service.

The veteran's prostate cancer and peripheral neuropathy were not incurred in or aggravated by service, nor may they be presumed related to service.

The veteran is not entitled to special monthly compensation for loss of use of a creative organ as the evidence does not show that he has lost the use of his testicles due to his service-connected prostate cancer.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for leukemia, prostate cancer, and skin cancer as they were not related to ionizing radiation exposure during service.

The veteran's residuals of prostate cancer do not warrant a disability rating in excess of 40 percent.

The veteran's claim for restoration of a 100 percent rating for prostate cancer status post-radical prostatectomy, currently rated as 40 percent disabling, is being remanded to the RO for further development.

The veteran's claims for service connection for prostate cancer, PTSD, and a back disorder (spinal stenosis) were denied as there was no evidence of in-service disease or injury related to these conditions.