Bladder cancer decisions — 2024

The Veteran's skin disability is related to service and granted. The claims for depression, anxiety, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, diabetes mellitus, hemorrhoids, diverticular disability, erectile dysfunction, prostate cancer, bladder cancer, gall bladder disability, and hernia are denied.

The Veteran's claims for kidney disorder and prostate disorder, including as secondary to bladder cancer, are remanded due to a duty-to-assist error. The Veteran has been diagnosed with benign prostatic hypertrophy but not prostate cancer.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bladder cancer and a kidney condition also claimed as renal toxicity secondary to bladder cancer are being readjudicated due to the submission of new evidence. The AOJ must consider this new evidence in its decision.

The Board granted service connection for multiple heart disabilities, diabetes mellitus, type II, hypothyroidism, bladder cancer, hypertension, diabetic nephropathy, peripheral neuropathies, bilateral non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy, and erectile dysfunction based on the Veteran's exposure to herbicides in Korea.

The Board denied the claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for bladder cancer due to lack of evidence showing a prior denial between September 25, 1985 and May 3, 1989. The Veteran's claim was received within one year after his separation from active duty, thus November 25, 2019 is the correct effective date for service connection.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to December 18, 2017, for service connection of bladder cancer was denied.,The Veteran's claim for a 100 percent disability rating for bladder cancer from February 1, 2019, to May 28, 2019, was granted.

The Veteran's skin disability is related to service and granted. The claims for depression, anxiety, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, diabetes mellitus, hemorrhoids, diverticular disability, erectile dysfunction, prostate cancer, bladder cancer, gall bladder disability, and hernia are denied.

The Veteran's skin disability is related to service and granted. The claims for depression, anxiety, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, diabetes mellitus, hemorrhoids, diverticular disability, erectile dysfunction, prostate cancer, bladder cancer, gall bladder disability, and hernia are denied.

The Veteran's service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were denied, while the claim for bladder cancer was remanded.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss is not granted due to lack of evidence of a current disability.

The Board has granted service connection for bladder cancer due to exposure to Camp Lejeune contaminated water, as the Veteran's military duties involved service at Camp Lejeune for more than 30 days and he is presumed to have been exposed to contaminants in the water supply.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date and increased rating for bladder cancer residuals is granted. The Veteran receives a 40 percent disability rating, effective December 7, 2021.

The Board denied the claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for bladder cancer, finding that there was no evidence of a prior claim before October 27, 2015.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for bladder cancer and hepatic steatosis was denied. The Board has remanded the appeals for left arm, left elbow, and back arthritis due to potential exposure at Camp Lejeune.

The Veteran's prostate cancer is related to ionizing radiation during his active service.,His erectile dysfunction (ED) is proximately due to his prostate cancer, and he qualifies for special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ.,His bladder cancer is also proximately due to his prostate cancer.

The Board denied service connection for bladder cancer, type II diabetes mellitus, and peripheral neuropathy of the lower and upper extremities due to a lack of evidence showing exposure to herbicides during service.

The Veteran's initial claim for an increased rating for his service-connected bladder cancer and dysfunction is being remanded due to a failure to provide a VA examination to evaluate the extent of his prostate cancer residuals.

The Veteran's claims for a higher rating for bladder cancer and TDIU are being remanded due to errors in the duty to assist.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain an opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's service and his bladder cancer, which caused his death.

The Veteran's service connection for multiple conditions was granted effective February 8, 2021. However, payment of VA disability benefits began on March 1, 2021, due to the specific regulations governing the commencement of such payments.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bladder cancer, finding that there was no evidence of a compensable degree of disability within one year of discharge and no continuity of symptomatology. The Board also found that the Veteran's bladder cancer is not related to his in-service exposure to contaminated water at Jacksonville Naval Air Station.