Prostate cancer Board decisions

The Board found no new and material evidence to reopen the claims for skin cancer and prostate cancer as secondary to ionizing radiation exposure, denying both claims.

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

The Board has determined that the appellant's bladder cancer is as likely as not due to Agent Orange exposure in service, and thus grants service connection for residuals of a radical cystoprostatectomy with construction of a permanent ileal conduit for cancer of the bladder. However, there is no competent medical evidence showing prostate cancer, so service connection for prostate cancer secondary to Agent Orange exposure cannot be granted.

The Board determined that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for prostate cancer, resulting in a denial of the appeal.

The Board found the claims for PTSD and residuals of a left eye injury are well grounded, but denied the claims for a skin disorder (claimed as lymphoma) and prostate cancer secondary to Agent Orange exposure. The claim for increased evaluation for residuals of a left wrist injury is addressed in the remand portion.

The Board has restored the 100 percent rating for prostate cancer, but denied an increased rating for residuals of prostate cancer. The appellant's status post-prostate cancer is manifested by urinary incontinence requiring absorbent materials changed more than four times a day and impotence.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for prostate cancer on a secondary basis, prostatitis, and bilateral hearing loss. The claim of service connection for tonsillectomy residuals was also denied.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of her husband's death due to prostate cancer, finding no competent medical evidence linking his military service or any service-connected disability to his death.

The veteran's service-connected residuals of surgical removal of the prostate due to cancer results in symptoms requiring him to wear absorbent materials, which must be changed 2 to 4 times per day. The Board has granted a 40 percent disability evaluation for this condition.

The veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection and special monthly compensation were denied as there was no indication of intent to apply prior to September 15, 1998.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for prostate cancer with loss of left testicle and whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for residuals of TURP, finding no direct relationship between his current conditions and military service.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for postoperative residuals of retropubic prostatectomy and pelvic lymph node dissection due to prostate cancer as residual to Agent Orange exposure.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for the cause of his death due to COPD and cor pulmonale, as well as a claim for prostate cancer related to service. The evidence does not support these claims.

The veteran's prostate cancer is granted as service connected due to exposure to Agent Orange during his military service.

The veteran died of pancreatic and metastatic prostate cancer, neither of which were service-connected. The Board found no causal link between the service-connected prostatitis and the development of prostate cancer.

The Board has granted service connection for prostate cancer due to exposure to Agent Orange, and the claim for a back condition is allowed as new and material evidence was presented.

The Board has granted a 40% evaluation for the appellant's service-connected prostate cancer, status post prostatectomy. Additionally, it has awarded special monthly compensation (SMC) due to loss of use of a creative organ as a result of his erectile dysfunction/impotence.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional medical records and an examination. The veteran's prostate cancer and penile implant issues are still under review.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for prostate cancer due to exposure to ionizing radiation as there is no evidence of such exposure during his active duty.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disability and found that new and material evidence has been submitted. The Board also determined that the veteran's genitourinary disabilities, including bladder dysfunction and prostate cancer, are not related to his military service or exposure to ionizing radiation.