Bladder cancer decisions — 2022

The Veteran's prostate cancer is related to his exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, and the Board granted service connection for this condition.,There is no current evidence of bladder cancer in the Veteran's records. The Board denied service connection for bladder cancer as due to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals regarding bladder cancer, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and a skin disorder. The Board dismissed these appeals.

The Board has granted service connection for a sleep disability on the basis that it is aggravated by multiple service-connected disabilities, including gallbladder cancer, headaches, tinnitus, and chronic sinusitis.

The Veteran's ocular cicatricial pemphigoid with severe vision loss is granted as service connected due to exposure to carbon tetrachloride in service. The issues of service connection for residuals of skin cancer, bladder cancer, thyroid cancer, and chronic pancreatitis are remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for head and neck cancer, diagnosed as mammary analogue secretory carcinoma (MASC), is remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between his condition and military service, including exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. The Board finds a VA examination necessary to address these issues.

The Board is remanding the case to obtain a medical opinion on whether the Veteran required aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities, specifically coronary artery disease with atherosclerosis, atrial fibrillation, bladder cancer, diabetes mellitus, type II, and right and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathies.

The Veteran's urinary bladder cancer was not present during service or for many years thereafter, and the VA determined that it was not caused by any incident of service, including ionizing radiation exposure.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for bladder cancer, ischemic heart disease (IHD), and prostate cancer. The evidence submitted since the June 2016 decision did not provide new or material information to support these claims.

The Veteran's bladder cancer is presumed to be due to in-service exposure to herbicide agents, and his skin cancer is related to substantial in-service sun exposure. Both conditions are granted service connection.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to a lack of efforts in obtaining classified records related to the Veteran's claimed exposure to ionizing radiation during his military service.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for bladder cancer was denied as the liberalizing regulations became effective on March 14, 2017.,The Veteran's claim for bilateral hearing loss is remanded and will be reconsidered.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment prior to May 18, 2019.

The Veteran's bladder cancer is remanded for further development to determine if it is related to his in-service exposure, including potential herbicide agent exposure.

The Board denied service connection for prostate cancer and bladder cancer, finding that the evidence did not support a link between these conditions and active service, including exposure to ionizing radiation.

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for his service-connected bladder cancer residuals is remanded due to the need for additional medical records and a new VA examination.

The Veteran's bladder cancer has been granted presumptive service connection due to exposure to herbicides during his duty in the Republic of Vietnam. He is also receiving housebound compensation.

The Board has determined that a timely substantive appeal was not filed with respect to the December 1, 2017 statement of the case regarding service connection for prostate cancer and bladder cancer. The appeal is denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for prostate cancer and bladder cancer due to exposure to trichloroethylene in-service. The case requires a VA examination to determine if there is at least as likely as not that the cancers are related to this exposure.

The Veteran's cause of death, bladder cancer, is presumed to be related to in-service herbicide exposure as there is no affirmative evidence to the contrary. Service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death is granted.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for kidney and bladder cancer, as well as the removal of his left kidney due to these cancers, are being remanded due to procedural issues and insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of his conditions. Further development is needed to determine if his exposure to asbestos and chemical hazards during service caused or contributed to his health problems.