Prostate cancer Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for prostate cancer and hearing loss, finding that there was no direct evidence linking these conditions to his military service. The veteran's prostate cancer is not considered related to herbicide exposure or radiation, while his hearing loss claim is pending due to insufficient evidence.

The veteran's claim for service connection for prostate cancer, due to herbicide exposure during active military service, is denied as there was no evidence of herbicide exposure and the disease did not manifest within one year of separation from service.

The veteran's appeal was dismissed because he died while his case was pending before the Board.

The VA has determined that the veteran's prostate cancer residuals, including urinary incontinence and leakage, warrant a 60% evaluation since April 8, 2005.

The veteran's death was due to acute cardiopulmonary arrest, but the cause is unknown. The appellant contends that her husband's stress from his prostate cancer and diabetes combined with his cardiovascular disease caused his death. Further development is needed to determine if he had service in Vietnam and whether any presumptions apply.

The veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance or housebound status is being remanded due to the need for additional medical records and a new VA examination.

The veteran's claims for increased evaluations and service connection were denied. The RO found that the veteran did not meet criteria for a compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss, denied his claim of service connection for functional heart murmur as new evidence was not submitted, denied his claim of service connection for dermatitis, chloracne, and cysts due to lack of competent evidence, and denied his claim of increased disability evaluation for prostate cancer from August 21, 2001, through August 1, 2005.

The Board found that the VA properly withheld the veteran's disability compensation benefits back to and including December 2001 in order to avoid full payment of both military retired pay and full VA compensation benefits.

The Board has restored the veteran's 100% rating for prostate cancer, status-post radical retropubic prostatectomy, effective December 1, 2002.

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

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for prostate cancer and PTSD, finding no evidence of in-service stressors supporting PTSD or exposure to herbicides related to prostate cancer.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for prostate cancer due to exposure to Agent Orange and an increased rating for hypertension. The evidence did not support a finding that prostate cancer was related to service or that hypertension warranted a higher disability evaluation.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for low back, left knee, psychiatric disabilities, and prostate cancer residuals as secondary to his service-connected right knee disability.

The veteran's prostate and testicular cancer are not related to service-connected chronic testicular disability. However, the veteran's erectile dysfunction is related to his service-connected chronic testicular disability.

The Board denied the claims for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151, and DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 due to lack of evidence showing that the veteran's death was caused by VA treatment or negligence.

The veteran's application for prostate cancer was received on August 16, 2002. He had prostate surgery on October 15, 2002, and the Board granted a 100% disability evaluation for prostate cancer and its residuals from August 16, 2002, to April 15, 2003.

The Board found that the reduction of the veteran's residuals of prostate cancer from 100 percent to 20 percent was proper and carried out in accordance with procedural requirements.

The veteran is seeking service connection for prostate cancer and diabetes mellitus with hypertension and impotence, which he claims are due to herbicide exposure during his service in Guam. The Board has decided that further development is needed to determine if the veteran was exposed to herbicides.

The veteran's claim is being remanded due to the need for further development and examination, including obtaining updated medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for kidney failure and prostate cancer, which were allegedly caused by exposure to ionizing radiation during his military service. The negative opinions from VA experts regarding a link between the conditions and the radiation exposure were considered more probative than the veteran's assertions.