The veteran's claims for service connection for prostate cancer and headaches, including as secondary to tinnitus, were denied. The veteran's bilateral hearing loss was rated at 40 percent since June 7, 1978.
The deciding factor: There is no competent evidence linking the current disabilities to service or service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- {"conditionName":"Prostate Cancer"}, {"conditionName":"Headaches (including as secondary to service-connected tinnitus)"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 18, 2007
- Citation
- 0729255
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's ischemic heart disease, prostate cancer, and type II diabetes mellitus are presumed to be due to herbicide exposure in service. Service connection is granted for these conditions.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his claimed heart disability and prostate cancer. Additionally, he will be provided with an SOC regarding his claims for service connection for depression, a sleep condition, hypertension, initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, and earlier effective dates for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for prostate cancer and residuals of TURP, both claimed as secondary to the service-connected prostatitis. The claim for an increased rating for prostatitis is still pending.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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