Bladder cancer decisions — 2022

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including bladder cancer and insomnia, have been granted. The claim for a right shoulder disorder is remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including respiratory illness (allergic rhinitis with sinusitis), nosebleeds, heart condition, hypertension, thyromegaly, prostate cancer, bladder cancer, and diabetes mellitus have been granted. The decision also remanded the claim for service connection for nosebleeds as secondary to sinusitis.

The Board has dismissed the appeal for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and granted service connection for bladder cancer, presumptively due to exposure to herbicide agents.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient information regarding the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents during his service aboard USS America. The Appellant must provide further evidence or clarification.

The Board has determined that there is not substantial compliance with prior remand directives and additional development is needed to determine the Veteran's exposure to ionizing radiation during service, as well as whether his cancers are related to such exposure. The claims for service connection for prostate cancer, colon cancer, bladder cancer, kidney cancer, and skin cancer are being remanded.

The Veteran withdrew all his appeals, including those for bilateral hearing loss, bladder cancer, left upper extremity neuropathy, right upper extremity neuropathy, and lumbar spine disability. The Board dismissed these claims as a result.

The Veteran's bladder cancer is granted service connection based on presumed exposure to herbicide agents. The issues of an increased rating for PTSD, service connection for bilateral hearing loss, and service connection for tinnitus are remanded.

The Veteran's bladder cancer was granted service connection with a 100% evaluation effective March 14, 2017. The Board is remanding the case to determine if earlier service connection could be established based on early symptoms in service and exposure at Camp Lejeune.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's exposure to Agent Orange and the correct diagnosis of his cancer. The VA must obtain further information about whether the Veteran was exposed to Agent Orange during his service in South Korea, specifically at Camp Page near the DMZ. Additionally, a medical opinion is needed to determine if the Veteran's urethral or bladder cancer were caused by Agent Orange exposure.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bladder cancer was granted, effective January 18, 2007. As the issue has been resolved in favor of the Veteran, it is now moot and dismissed.

Your bladder cancer is now considered service-connected, but the appeal for this condition has been dismissed as it was already granted by another agency.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inability to make a fully informed decision on the issue of service connection for cause of death, as there is an approximate balance of positive and negative evidence regarding herbicide exposure. The Veteran's death certificate lists colon carcinoma as the immediate cause of death.

The Veteran's bladder cancer is granted service connection due to presumed exposure to herbicides. The Veteran's coronary artery disease for the period from December 1, 2016 to December 6, 2019 is denied a rating in excess of 60 percent. The Veteran is granted total disability due to individual unemployability.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bladder cancer and kidney removal, have rendered him unemployable since May 1, 2010. The Board has granted a TDIU effective from that date.

The Board has remanded the claims for bladder cancer, bilateral flat feet, residuals of traumatic brain injury, loss of grip in the right hand, and a compensable rating for residuals of a fracture of the 4th digit, right hand with degenerative arthritis due to new evidence received since the last denial.

The Veteran's bladder cancer is presumed to be caused by his in-service exposure to Agent Orange, and the claim for service connection is granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bladder cancer is due to exposure to ionizing radiation during his service as a surgeon in the United States Public Health Service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 40 percent for residuals of bladder cancer was denied. The claim for an effective date earlier than February 5, 2016 for the grant of service connection for coronary artery disease was also denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bladder cancer has been granted, but the appeal is dismissed as moot since it was already resolved in his favor. The effective date for total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is denied because the earliest possible effective date is when he filed his claim.

The Board has granted the reopening of claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as well as remanded other issues on appeal.