Prostate cancer Board decisions

The Board has denied the appellant's claims for service connection for prostate cancer and an increased evaluation for urethritis with secondary prostatitis. The claim for prostate cancer is based on a new diagnosis of prostatic adenocarcinoma, which was not previously considered in service or connected to his service-connected conditions.

The veteran's appeal is dismissed due to his death.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bladder cancer and prostate cancer, both of which are presumed to be related to herbicide exposure in Vietnam. The evidence did not support a finding that the cancers were present during or within one year after service, nor was there any competent medical evidence linking the conditions to service.

The veteran's claim for an effective date prior to November 7, 1996, for a grant of service connection for residuals of prostate cancer is denied as the law does not allow for an earlier effective date.

The Board has determined that the veteran's prostate cancer is not due to disease or injury incurred in service, and it was denied.

The Board found no competent evidence linking the veteran's prostate cancer to his in-service radiation exposure or other incident of service, and thus denied the claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran's death was caused by his service-connected prostate cancer and bone/blood cancers, which were not listed in the presumptive conditions for radiation exposure. The claim is granted.

The Board has denied the claims for service connection for prostate cancer and residuals of a TURP, both claimed as secondary to service-connected prostatitis. The claim for increased rating for prostatitis is granted.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for prostate cancer, as secondary to Agent Orange exposure, finding that there was no competent medical evidence of current prostate cancer and thus failing to meet the burden of submitting a well-grounded claim.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for the cause of her husband's death and for VA Chapter 35 benefits, finding that the evidence did not support a plausible claim.

The Board denied increased ratings for prostate cancer and impotency, finding the current ratings of 10 percent for residuals of prostate cancer and noncompensable rating for impotency are appropriate.

The Board has granted a 20 percent rating for residuals of prostate cancer and denied a compensable rating for impotency.

The veteran's bladder and prostate cancer residuals are primarily manifested by urinary frequency, with intervals between daytime voiding of one hour to one hour and twenty minutes and nocturia occurring three times a night. The RO denied an increased evaluation for these disabilities.

The Board has awarded a 20% disability rating for the veteran's residuals of prostate cancer with prostatectomy, finding that his symptoms most nearly approximate the criteria warranting this evaluation.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for compensation benefits for postoperative residuals of lung cancer pursuant to the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 is well grounded, and the case is remanded for further development.

The Board found that the veteran's service in a B-52 aircraft over Vietnam did not qualify him for presumptive exposure to herbicides, and thus denied his claim of service connection for prostate cancer as a result of such exposure.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an eye disability and prostate cancer as not well-grounded. The claim of increased evaluation for low back disability is granted, but the TDIU claim must be reevaluated by the RO.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for prostate cancer and microscopic polyarteritis nodosa, finding that there was no reasonable possibility that these conditions were related to his military service or exposure to ionizing radiation.

The veteran's claim for special monthly pension based on the need for regular aid and attendance of another person was denied because he failed to cooperate with a scheduled VA examination, and his visual acuity did not meet the criteria for blindness.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, concluding that there was no evidence to support a finding that prostate cancer or any other condition caused by military service contributed to the veteran's death.