The veteran's prostatectomy residuals, including urinary incontinence and sexual impotence, are service connected due to exposure to toxic herbicides during his military service. His coronary artery disease is rated at 60 percent.
The deciding factor: Service connection for prostate cancer residuals was granted based on presumed exposure to toxic herbicides (likely Agent Orange) during the veteran's military service in Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- prostatectomy residuals, prostate adenocarcinoma
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 17, 2006
- Citation
- 0601374
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for various conditions, including neoplasm of the kidney and lung cancer, effective October 2, 2020, based on herbicide exposure during service in Thailand.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 40 percent rating for chronic epididymitis, post operative left side and right side, as the Veteran's condition manifested with urinary frequency and nocturia. The reduction in rating was found to be improper.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death to obtain additional evidence, specifically non-VA treatment records and an addendum opinion from a VA oncologist.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings for prostate adenocarcinoma and erectile dysfunction has been dismissed due to his withdrawal of the prostate adenocarcinoma claim. The ED rating remains at noncompensable.
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