Prostate cancer Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for the cause of his death and eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance, finding that there was no evidence linking his prostate cancer to his military service or any other condition.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not currently have prostate cancer, and thus service connection for this condition is denied.

The veteran's claims for service connection for mesothelioma and prostate cancer are being remanded due to the need for a VA examination and further development of his claim.

The veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including a VA examination and consideration of staged ratings if warranted.

The Board has determined that the reduction in the disability rating for residuals of prostate cancer from 100% to 40% was warranted and has not granted restoration.

The veteran's residuals of prostate cancer surgery require him to change absorbent materials more than four times per day, warranting a 60 percent rating. However, his prostate cancer has not recurred and he does not have any other symptoms that would justify a higher evaluation.

The veteran's prostate cancer was rated at 100% from December 1, 2002 to June 2, 2005. The RO reduced the rating to 20%, effective November 30, 2002, based on voiding dysfunction. A 40% evaluation is granted for this period.

The Board has determined that the veteran's prostate cancer, status post radical prostatectomy, warrants a rating of 20 percent based on urinary frequency.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for prostate cancer and impotence, finding no evidence to support these conditions as a result of his military service or herbicide exposure.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including verifying the claimed aircraft crash and obtaining information from the Air Force. The case will be returned to the Board after this additional development.

The Board has determined that the veteran's prostate cancer and type II diabetes mellitus are not related to his military service, including exposure to Agent Orange. The claims for service connection have been denied.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further review of his claim, including consideration of additional evidence and a Statement of the Case regarding an earlier effective date for service connection.

The Board found that the veteran did not serve in Vietnam and thus could not establish exposure to herbicides. The prostate cancer was not shown to have been incurred or aggravated during service, and there is no evidence of a connection between the current condition and service.

The RO reduced the veteran's service-connected prostate cancer evaluation from 100 percent to 10 percent effective on January 1, 2003. The case is being remanded for a more contemporaneous VA examination.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development and notice requirements consistent with the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 (VCAA).

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have service connection for prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction, peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, or a skin condition due to in-service exposure. The claim for hemorrhoids was previously denied and no new and material evidence has been received.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining new dose estimates and addressing the veteran's ongoing treatment records. The appeal will be returned to the Board after these actions are completed.

The Board found that the cause of the veteran's death (lung cancer) was not related to service, and denied the claim for service connection for the cause of death.

The veteran was granted a 40 percent rating for residuals of prostate cancer as of April 22, 2004.,He is also entitled to a 30 percent initial rating for depressive disorder.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of her husband's death and determined that he was not in receipt of or entitled to receive compensation at a rate of 100 percent (total rating) due to service-connected disability for a period of ten or more years immediately preceding his death. The appeal is dismissed.