Citation Nr: 20005643
Decision Date: 01/23/20	Archive Date: 01/23/20

DOCKET NO. 15-30 134
DATE: January 23, 2020

REMANDED

Entitlement to service connection for a prostate disability, claimed as prostate cancer, is remanded.

REASONS FOR REMAND

The Veteran had active service from September 1965 to October 1969.

In August 2018, the Board remanded the matter for additional development to determine whether the Veteran had a prostate disability due to in-service herbicide exposure.  A VA examination was conducted in March 2019, and an opinion obtained.  In a June 2019 supplemental statement of the case (SSOC), service connection was granted for prostate cancer.  The matter was returned to the Board in July 2019.  

The award of service connection in the June 2019 SSOC has not been effectuated.  It is unclear based on the current record whether the Veteran’s appeal has been satisfied, however.  The Board finds additional development is needed to determine if the claim has been granted.  

The matters are REMANDED for the following action:

Clarify whether the Veteran has been awarded service connection for a prostate disability.  If so, take the necessary steps to ensure that this determination has been properly effectuated.  

 

 

T. REYNOLDS

Veterans Law Judge

Board of Veterans’ Appeals

Attorney for the Board	N. Snyder, counsel

The Board’s decision in this case is binding only with respect to the instant matter decided. This decision is not precedential, and does not establish VA policies or interpretations of general applicability. 38 C.F.R. § 20.1303.