The Board denied the claim of service connection for cause of death due to prostate cancer, finding no evidence linking it to service or exposure to herbicides.
The deciding factor: Prostate cancer was not shown until several decades after service and there is no competent medical evidence linking it to service or any incident therein. The presumption of Agent Orange exposure does not apply as the Veteran did not serve in Vietnam during the relevant time period.
- Claimed conditions
- carcinoma of the prostate
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 2, 2010
- Citation
- 1041260
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- Granted
The Veteran's cause of death, carcinoma of the prostate, is presumed to be due to exposure to herbicide agents during his service in Vietnam.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for carcinoma of the prostate and residual scar, status post prostatectomy were denied as there was no evidence to support a higher rating based on voiding dysfunction or instability of the scar.
- Denied
The Veteran's cause of death, carcinoma of the prostate, did not manifest during service or within one year thereafter and is not otherwise related to his military service. Therefore, service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death cannot be established.
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