The Veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for prostate cancer, which was previously denied in May 2011 due to lack of evidence showing a link between the condition and military service or Agent Orange exposure, is granted. The Board also remanded the issues of service connection for left and right leg disabilities, as well as the issue of service connection for prostate cancer based on herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim for prostate cancer was previously denied due to lack of evidence showing a link between the condition and military service or Agent Orange exposure. The Board has now reopened this claim but remanded it for further development regarding the Veteran's alleged exposure to herbicides in Thailand.
- Claimed conditions
- prostate cancer, left leg disability (arthritis and peripheral neuropathy), right leg disability (arthritis and peripheral neuropathy)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 8, 2018
- Citation
- 18148766
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, prostate cancer, visual impairment, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction due to lack of exposure to herbicide agents during service. The Veteran's claims were not granted.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for prostate cancer, bone cancer, and lymph node cancer has been granted. The prostate cancer is presumed due to herbicide agent exposure during service at RTAFB Takhli. Bone cancer is secondary to the service-connected prostate cancer. Lymph node cancer is also considered secondary to prostate cancer.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, prostate cancer, ischemic heart disease, right lower extremity peripheral artery disease, left lower extremity peripheral artery disease, and hypertension as the evidence did not establish an in-service event or exposure to herbicide agents.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has granted service connection for prostate cancer but remanded the claim for PTSD due to insufficient verification of stressor incidents.
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