Just thought I would add this for any one interested. If you file a claim with the VA and it is rated "service connected" and you are undergoing treatment you should receive a check from the VA as...
My husband was diag. with an orginal PSA of 31 and a Gleason grade 9 in 2005. He was told he is considered T1C. He was told that surgery was not an option for him because of the high PSA and high...
Medlaw - My husband had an orginal PSA of 30 with a Gleason 9 and was diag in 2005. He went for the bone scan and x-rays also and just had them all re-done again last week. The only thing that showed...
Does anyone here have acanthosis nigricans associated with their prostate cancer. My husband's doctor has it listed as probably caused from the prostate cancer and it is in the groin area. I have...
Not sure if you can get service connected status if you didn't actually serve in Vietnam but here is a great place to pose your questions. http://p203.ezboard.com/bvetbenefits This site has alot of...
You may want to look up "acanthosis nigricans". This can be caused by blood sugars being out of control. Some people notice the dark skin on the back of their neck, arm pits, hands, etc....
Kate Orginally my husband's bone scan showed a couple of spots but all the doctor's confirmed that they didn't think it was anything other than either some old injury or arthritis. We are just hoping...
Hi kate Please have hope. My husband had orginal PSA of 30 - 32 with a Gleason 9 and was had a hormone implant that was good for 1 year and had 40 + radiation treatments. It took a whole year but the...
My husband originally filed in Mar 06 and recevied his first check in Sep 06 which was retro active from Mar 06 thru Sep 06 - then from Oct til present he gets a check monthly. If the pc is rated as...
Is there anyone here who was orginally diag with a Gleason 8 thru 10 and a PSA above 20? It appears that most of the men here are thinking about having surgery or have had it. I have alot of hope...
Izzyblizzy Believe me I'm no expert on this but we are in the midst of it. My husband filed his claim and it was orginally accepted March 06. He received his letter stating he was rated service...
The VA exam I mentioned is what the VA calls a C&P (Compensation & Pension) exam. They may or may not schedule the vet for one of these but if they do you have to go if you want to get the...
For anyone filing a claim at the VA for prostate cancer - There is a presumption that the cancer was caused by exposure to Agent Orange - therefore if you served on the ground in Vietnam within the...
Here is a good place to start reading about some of the benefits from the VA. My husband was in Vietnam during the time Agent Orange was used and now has prostate cancer. The VA recently classified...
Just an update and a question. My husband got his awards letter - he is 100% sc for pc and will get his follow-up in six months. He is due to get his hormone implant taken out in Dec of 2006. We do...
Do you have any idea how long it usually takes to get a reply from the VA on this type of request? We went to our local VA rep., took all our papers and he filled out the form and submitted. We got a...