The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of prostate cancer and granted it, finding that new evidence received since the prior denial supports a reopening of the claim. The Veteran is presumed to have been exposed to herbicides in Vietnam, which is associated with prostate cancer.
The deciding factor: New evidence was submitted showing the Veteran served on land within the Republic of Vietnam during his service aboard USS Oxford, presumptively establishing exposure to herbicides and thus service connection for residuals of prostate cancer.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of prostate cancer
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 20, 2013
- Citation
- 1342250
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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.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted effective dates of May 14, 2021 for service connection of residuals of prostate cancer and erectile dysfunction.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for residuals of prostate cancer is being remanded due to the failure to obtain all relevant records, including those from non-VA urology providers.
- Granted
The Veteran's residuals of prostate cancer are rated at 60 percent, and he is granted a TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities preventing him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for residuals of prostate cancer, ED as secondary to prostate cancer, and overactive bladder and incontinence status post total prostatectomy (claimed as bladder leakage) as secondary to prostate cancer.
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