Bladder cancer decisions — 2020

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the Veteran's bladder cancer and its relation to service, specifically exposure to herbicides and jet fuel. The case will be returned for further development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for bladder cancer and prostate cancer, including as due to in-service ionizing radiation exposure. The Veteran asserts that he was exposed to radiation at Bikini Atoll following nuclear weapons testing there.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an increased rating for his lumbar spine disability, service connection for bladder cancer and prostate cancer, and service connection for Parkinson’s disease. The claims are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and determinations regarding exposure to herbicides.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but denied service connection for bladder cancer. The decision on the issue of service connection for bladder cancer is based on direct evidence rather than a presumption or continuity of symptomatology.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bladder cancer is remanded due to the need for a medical opinion on the etiology of his condition, considering his presumed exposure to herbicide agents during service and his smoking history.

The Board has granted service connection for a skin rash. Service connection for bladder cancer and prostate cancer is remanded due to inadequate reasoning in the previous medical opinions.

The Veteran's bladder cancer is presumed service connected due to exposure at Camp Lejeune, and the Board has granted this claim.

The Board has denied service connection for chronic urethritis, diabetes mellitus type II as due to herbicide exposure, bladder cancer as due to herbicide agent and/or diesel fuel exposure, and gastrointestinal disorder/GERD. The claims are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's bladder cancer is denied as secondary to service-connected prostate cancer. Other claims for various conditions are also denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bladder cancer is remanded due to the need for further development, including a review of the in-service radiation exposure and dose estimate.

The Veteran's bladder cancer is not presumed to be related to herbicide exposure, but the Board has decided to remand the case for a VA examination and opinion to determine if there is any link between his service and the condition.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient opinions regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's bladder cancer, including its relationship to service-connected conditions and exposure to herbicide agents.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the cause of the Veteran's death and his brain cancer. The VA is required to obtain further medical evaluations to determine if the cancers are related to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bladder cancer, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between his in-service exposure to herbicide agents and his current bladder cancer. The Board also noted that the Veteran had a history of smoking which is a risk factor for bladder cancer.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of bladder cancer was granted, with the Board finding that his direct exposure to tactical herbicides during service established a nexus between his disability and service.

The Veteran's bladder cancer and erectile dysfunction are granted service connection, but prostate cancer is remanded for further development.

The Board has granted service connection for bladder cancer and post-operative residuals of bladder cancer, finding that the Veteran's conditions are more likely than not attributable to herbicide exposure during his time at U-Tapao Royal Thai Air Force Base.

The Board has denied service connection for a prostate disability and remanded the issue of service connection for bladder cancer. The prostate condition is not related to service or herbicide exposure, while the bladder cancer may be related to Agent Orange exposure.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for bladder cancer, kidney condition, and prostate condition due to presumed herbicide agent exposure during active duty in Vietnam.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's previously denied claims for service connection for IHD, DM II, Bladder Cancer, Renal Cell Carcinoma, and Bilateral Peripheral Neuropathy of the Lower Extremities due to exposure to herbicides (AO) and radiation.,A remand is required to determine if the Veteran had regular and repeated contact with C-123 aircraft known to have been used to spray an herbicide agent during the Vietnam era, as well as to verify his service at Fort Chaffee, Arkansas, and at Clear Air Force Station in Alaska.