The veteran's claim for service connection for prostate cancer, claimed as a result of herbicide exposure during his military service, is being remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding the specific locations and dates of alleged exposure.
The deciding factor: There is no documentation confirming the veteran's exposure to herbicides during his service at the specified locations.
- Claimed conditions
- adenocarcinoma of the prostate
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 17, 2006
- Citation
- 0610891
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, adenocarcinoma of the prostate, and erectile dysfunction due to inadequate toxic exposure risk activities (TERA) memoranda and a need for additional medical opinions.
- Partly granted
The Veteran was granted a total 100 percent rating for adenocarcinoma of the prostate, beginning February 26, 2018, due to a PSA level above 4.0 indicating local recurrence.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's death, finding no evidence that his prostate cancer, heart disease, or cerebrovascular disease were related to his military service.
- Granted
The Veteran's residuals of adenocarcinoma of the prostate are rated at 60 percent from January 1, 2019 to November 7, 2023. The rating is granted but not higher.
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