Prostate cancer Board decisions

The veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus type II is rated at 20 percent, effective August 30, 2002. The earlier effective date for his service-connected prostate cancer was granted on the same day.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected residuals of prostate cancer do not meet the criteria for a restoration of a 100% rating or an evaluation in excess of 40%. The highest assignable rating for voiding dysfunction is 60%, which is granted. No higher ratings are provided as renal failure is not present.

The Board found that the grant of service connection for prostate cancer was clearly and unmistakably erroneous due to the veteran's service in Thailand, not Vietnam. As a result, the decision to sever service connection for prostate cancer is upheld.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for aspermia, prostate cancer, and vitiligo due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to his exposure to ionizing radiation in service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's prostate cancer was not incurred or aggravated by active service and may not be presumed to have been incurred or aggravated therein. The claim for service connection is denied.

The Board found that the veteran's prostate cancer was not incurred in or aggravated by his active service and denied the claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for prostate cancer, finding that the earliest date of entitlement was February 21, 2005, when he was diagnosed with prostate cancer.

The Board has granted a 40 percent evaluation for the veteran's service-connected residuals of prostate cancer, status post radical retropubic prostatectomy, effective July 12, 2004. The veteran previously received a noncompensable rating prior to this date.

The veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of prostate cancer is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination and review of his medical records.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection of residuals of prostate cancer and a compensable evaluation for erectile dysfunction, finding that the earliest allowable effective date is January 14, 2005.

The veteran's disability compensation was terminated due to his status as a fugitive felon, but the Board found he did not meet the definition of a fugitive felon and thus the termination was improper.

The Board has determined that the veteran's prostate cancer, which occurred after his service in Vietnam and was treated with a radical prostatectomy, is presumed to have been incurred during service due to exposure to herbicides. As such, the claim for service connection is granted.

The Board has determined that the veteran's prostate cancer is not related to service, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has granted a 40 percent disability rating for the veteran's urinary residuals of prostate cancer, status post prostatectomy, based on frequent urination requiring absorbent materials more than four times per day.

The Board has granted a 40 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected residuals of prostate cancer, post-prostatectomy, based on urinary frequency issues.

The veteran has withdrawn his appeal, effectively ending the case.

The veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for prostate cancer and skin cancer, both claimed as due to in-service exposure to ionizing radiation, are being remanded for further development. The case will be referred back to the Under Secretary for Benefits for an opinion based on a reconstructed dose estimate from DTRA.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and adjudication due to additional evidence being associated with the claims file.

The veteran's claim for service connection for skin cancer and prostate cancer due to exposure to ionizing radiation is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining his service medical records and radiation dose data.

The veteran's claim for special monthly pension by reason of regular aid and attendance or being housebound was denied as he does not meet the criteria for either benefit.