The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II and prostate cancer are granted as a result of herbicide exposure. Erectile dysfunction is remanded due to lack of adequate nexus opinion. Squamous cell carcinoma of the neck is also remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The claims were granted based on presumed service connection due to herbicide exposure during service in Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, type II, prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction (claimed as loss of use), squamous cell carcinoma of the neck
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19131116
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including prostate cancer and related disabilities, urinary incontinence, sleep apnea, hypertension, varicose veins, lumbar spine disability, hip arthritis, shoulder arthritis, ankle arthritis, knee strain, knee replacement, and hand arthritis. The only condition granted was a 10 percent rating for a fracture of the right proximal first metacarpal.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for prostate cancer, related to in-service exposures at Camp Lejeune.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension and diabetes mellitus to obtain further medical opinions regarding their potential relationship to toxic exposures during active service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran is granted an effective date of April 25, 2014, for service connection for prostate cancer.
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