Bladder cancer decisions — 2018

The Veteran's bladder cancer is presumed to have incurred in service due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, and the Board has granted service connection for residuals of bladder cancer.

The Board has granted service connection for prostate cancer, diabetes mellitus, Type II, and bladder cancer. The Veteran's prostate cancer is presumed to have been incurred in his active military service due to herbicide agent exposure during service in Korea. Diabetes mellitus, Type II is also presumed to have resulted from such exposure. Service connection for bladder cancer is granted based on the presumption of herbicide agent exposure.

The Board has remanded the cases for further consideration due to a failure to conduct an extraschedular rating analysis and in light of evidence indicating marked interference with employment.

The Board denied the appellant's application to reopen her claim for service connection for the causes of the Veteran’s death due to lack of new and material evidence. The January 1992, June 1994, and January 2011 rating decisions were final as the appellant did not file a notice of disagreement or new and material evidence within one year following notification.

The Board has granted service connection for bladder cancer, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis is at least as likely as not related to his active duty service. Service connection for prostate cancer was denied due to lack of a current diagnosis.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical evidence and a need for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's bladder cancer is related to his service-connected prostate cancer or Agent Orange exposure.

The Board denied service connection for transitional cell carcinoma and post-operative residuals of urothelial/bladder cancer, finding that the Veteran's bladder cancer was not related to his military service or exposure to herbicides, jet fuel, or diesel fuel.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's death was caused by his bladder cancer, which he developed due to exposure to chemicals in service. The Board found the evidence in equipoise and granted service connection for the cause of death.

The Veteran's death was caused by bladder cancer, which is presumed to be connected to his service at Camp Lejeune. Lung cancer, the cause of death, developed from the Veteran's pre-existing bladder cancer.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for coronary artery disease and residuals of bladder cancer are being remanded due to the need for new examinations to assess the current severity of his conditions.

The Veteran's cause of death was not caused by a service-connected disability, as his conditions were not related to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for bladder cancer, finding that the Veteran's bladder cancer is not due to exposure to herbicide agents during his Vietnam service and there is no evidence linking it to a service-connected condition. The claim was also denied on secondary service connection as the VA clinician concluded that CLL did not cause or aggravate the bladder cancer.

The Veteran's bladder cancer is granted service connection due to exposure at Camp Lejeune, a presumptive condition under VA regulations.

The Veteran's ischemic heart disease, presumed due to herbicide exposure during service in Thailand, contributed substantially or materially to his death. Service connection for the cause of his death is granted.

The Veteran's bladder cancer, diagnosed after service and treated with surgery, is granted as due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing loss, hypertension, bladder cancer (due to herbicide exposure), and chloracne (due to herbicide exposure). The Veteran's right ear hearing loss was not linked to in-service noise exposure. Hypertension did not manifest during service or within a presumptive period. Bladder cancer is presumed due to herbicide exposure but the Board found no evidence of continuity of symptomatology. Chloracne was not diagnosed and there was no evidence linking it to herbicide exposure.,The Veteran's bladder cancer, which has been successfully treated, was not linked to service connection as a presumptive condition or due to herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's bladder cancer and its residuals are being remanded for the VA to obtain updated treatment records and schedule a hearing at the RO.

The Board has granted service connection for kidney cancer, bladder cancer, and urothelial tumor due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents. Service connection for hypertension is remanded as the Veteran contends it was caused by PTSD and his service-connected kidney cancer.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for impotence, hypertension, and bladder cancer due to potential new evidence or further examination.

The Veteran's bladder cancer is related to his service at Camp Lejeune, where he was exposed to contaminated water. Service connection for bladder cancer is granted due to the presumption of service connection established by VA regulations.