Bladder cancer decisions — 2017

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to incomplete development and need for additional examinations. The claims will be reconsidered after all necessary steps are taken.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bladder cancer did not manifest during service, was not caused by any in-service disease, injury, or event, and symptoms of bladder cancer were not chronic in service. The Board also found no competent evidence linking her bladder cancer to a service-connected disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of radical orchiectomy due to seminoma of the left testicle and bladder cancer, finding that these conditions did not have their onset during active service or for many years thereafter, and were not related to such service.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine if the Veteran had exposure to herbicides during his service at Udorn RTAFB. The claims for service connection are being remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bladder cancer and hypertension were denied. The initial rating claim for diabetes mellitus was also denied, with a separate compensable rating for complications related to the condition being granted.,Effective dates earlier than January 10, 2012 for both diabetes mellitus and high-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (prostate cancer) were not established.

The Veteran's bladder cancer was not due to or caused by his active duty service and the Board denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's service connection claims for tuberculosis and abscesses have been granted. The claim regarding bladder cancer is pending as it involves a presumptive basis based on Agent Orange exposure.

The Veteran's bladder cancer and inguinal hernias were not found to be related to service, leading to a denial of these claims.

The Board found that the Veteran's claimed disabilities are not related to his military service, including exposure to herbicide agents. The claims for service connection were denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted. Diabetes mellitus, allergic rhinitis, transient ischemic attacks (TIA), hemorrhoids, a skin disorder, bladder cancer, and herpes are all found to be related to his military service.

The Board previously denied the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on a need for aid and attendance or housebound status. The appeal is now remanded to address issues of service connection, including those related to bilateral knee disorders, postoperative residuals of bladder cancer and kidney cancer (secondary to Agent Orange exposure), and an eye disorder.

The Veteran's bladder cancer claim is being remanded for further development, including a dose assessment to determine if he was exposed to ionizing radiation during service. If exposure is confirmed, the case will be referred to the VA Under Secretary for Benefits.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's diagnosed bladder cancer, kidney cancer, and prostate cancer are as likely as not attributable to his in-service exposure to herbicides, specifically Agent Orange. Therefore, service connection for these conditions is granted.

The Veteran's bladder, kidney, and lung cancers are presumed to be related to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. The lung cancer is not presumptively service-connected.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and confirming the USS Hunley was a nuclear-powered ship.

The Veteran's right kidney removal and associated residuals are not proximately due to or the result of carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault on the part of VA in furnishing reasonable care. The Board has denied his claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Board has granted service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected residuals of F.C.C. mandible with paresthesia of left side of jaw, and denied service connection for bladder cancer and prostate cancer due to lack of evidence of herbicide exposure during service.

The Veteran's bladder cancer and hypertension are being remanded for additional development as the Board is concerned about the sufficiency of the current evidence regarding their etiology. The Veteran's service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is also being remanded.

The Board found that the Veteran's bladder cancer was not incurred in or aggravated by service and may not be presumed to have been incurred therein.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the Board is dismissing the case.