The Board granted service connection for residuals of a crush injury to the left index finger, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran. The other claims related to heart condition, prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and melanoma were remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The current disability element was satisfied based on VA examination reports noting complaints of cold sensation and pain in the left index finger, with a diagnosis of crush injury. The Board found all three elements of service connection are met: in-service incurrence and nexus to the current disability.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a crush injury to the left index finger, heart condition, claimed as due to toxic exposure risk activity (TERA), to include herbicide and asbestos exposures, prostate cancer, claimed as due to TERA, to include herbicide and asbestos exposures, testicular cancer, claimed as due to TERA, to include herbicide and asbestos exposures, melanoma, claimed as due to TERA, to include herbicide and asbestos exposures
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 22, 2024
- Citation
- A24067970
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.
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 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 the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his lung cancer was related to his service-connected melanoma.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for prostate cancer, related to in-service exposures at Camp Lejeune.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran is granted an effective date of April 25, 2014, for service connection for prostate cancer.
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