Bladder cancer decisions — 2021

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's prostate hypertrophy is secondary to his service-connected bladder cancer. The case will be reviewed with an addendum opinion from a qualified clinician.

The Veteran's bladder cancer claim has been reopened due to new and material evidence. The Board has decided that the issue of service connection for his bladder cancer, as secondary to herbicide exposure, is remanded for further action.

The Board denied service connection for bladder cancer, finding that the Veteran did not have at least 30 days of consecutive or nonconsecutive service at Camp Lejeune and that his bladder cancer is not related to exposure to water contaminants at either Camp Lejeune or Parris Island.

The Veteran's bladder cancer is presumed to be due to herbicide agent exposure during service, and the claim for service connection is granted.

The Veteran's bladder cancer and kidney cancer are granted service connection as they were related to his active service, with the bladder cancer being linked to herbicide agent exposure in Vietnam.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of bladder cancer has been dismissed due to his death. The Board does not have jurisdiction to proceed with the case as he is deceased.

The Board has granted service connection for bladder cancer and hypothyroidism/thyroid cancer, both presumed to be caused by exposure to herbicide agents during service in Vietnam. Service connection for COPD is denied.

The Veteran's bladder cancer is presumed to have been caused by his in-country service in Vietnam, where he was exposed to herbicide agents like Agent Orange. The Board granted service connection for the condition.

The Board denied service connection for sigmoid colon cancer and bladder cancer, finding that there was no evidence of exposure to ionizing radiation during service. The cancers were not considered presumptively related due to the lack of such exposure.,The Veteran's death certificate listed stage 4 colorectal cancer as the cause of death.

The Veteran's bladder cancer is granted service connection as due to herbicide agent exposure. The claims for hypertension, acquired psychiatric disorder, OSA, and bilateral hearing loss are remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of an opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's bladder cancer and herbicide exposure. The examiner is required to provide an opinion on whether it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran's bladder cancer resulted from active military service, including as due to exposure to herbicide agents.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection were dismissed due to his death during the appeal process.

The Veteran's hypertension, chronic kidney disease, and chronic headache disability are granted as service-connected due to in-service herbicide exposure.,Bladder cancer is denied as there is no evidence of the condition during or within one year after separation from active service. Peripheral neuropathy is also denied based on lack of evidence of onset during service or within a year post-separation.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for residuals of bladder cancer is denied as the earliest evidence of a claim was March 14, 2017.,The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 20 percent from March 14, 2017 to October 2, 2018 for residuals of bladder cancer with prostate cancer is denied as the symptoms do not warrant such a rating.

The Veteran's bladder cancer is granted service connection as it is presumed to be due to his exposure to herbicide agents during his service in Vietnam.

The Veteran's bladder cancer is related to presumed in-service herbicide agent exposure. The claims for essential tremors, residuals of a stroke, and peripheral vascular disease are remanded.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to clarify the cause of the Veteran's death and determine if his bladder cancer was a contributing factor. The case will be returned for further action.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, erectile dysfunction, bladder cancer, ischemic heart disease, and hypertension are all granted. The claim for PTSD is remanded.

The Board dismissed all four issues on appeal due to the death of the Appellant during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral shoulder condition, attributing the denial to insufficient evidence showing that the Veteran's current shoulder disability was incurred in or related to his military service.,Service connection was granted for bladder cancer due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents during service.