Bladder cancer Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to his request for a hearing before the Board and consideration of additional evidence submitted since the last Supplemental Statement of the Case.

The Board has granted service connection for bladder cancer and found that the Veteran's current respiratory disability, COPD, is related to his in-service exposure to asbestos. The Veteran's bladder cancer was determined to have been incurred in service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bladder cancer is not related to service, including herbicide exposure. The claim for service connection is denied.

The Veteran died from a non-service-connected condition and the appellant did not use her personal funds to pay for his burial. The claim for VA burial benefits is denied.

The Board finds that the evidence supports a finding that it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran's post-service development of bladder cancer was related to his service, based on the medical evidence of record. Service connection for residuals of bladder cancer, status post removal of the prostate, is granted.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and Social Security Administration records. The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of bladder cancer due to herbicides exposure is pending.

The Board denied service connection for bladder cancer due to exposure to ionizing radiation in October 2008. The Veteran's claim was reopened, but new evidence did not meet the criteria for reopening as it did not provide a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The Veteran was granted service connection for right ear hearing loss, left ear hearing loss, tinnitus, bladder cancer, and a neck disorder. The appeals were all resolved in the Veteran's favor.

The Board found that the service-connected prostate cancer did not cause or contribute to the Veteran's death, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Veteran died from causes not related to his service-connected hemorrhoids. His bladder cancer and coronary artery disease were not shown to be caused by or aggravated by his military service.

The Board found that the Veteran's bladder cancer and erectile dysfunction did not have onset during active service, were not caused by exposure to herbicides or secondary to a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's bladder cancer was not shown to be related to his service, including presumed exposure to herbicides in Vietnam. The Board found that the Veteran's bladder cancer did not qualify for presumptive service connection based on Agent Orange exposure and determined that it was not a soft tissue sarcoma.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals for the issues of whether new and material evidence had not been received to reopen his claims of entitlement to service connection for a bilateral knee disorder, right shoulder disorder, ulcer disorder, insomnia, gastrointestinal disorder to include gastritis, nausea, vomiting, and weight loss, low back disorder, hypertension, muscle disorder, bilateral lower extremity disorder to include peripheral vascular disease and swelling, potassium deficiency, joint disorder, GERD, gallbladder disorder, bladder cancer, respiratory disorder to include asthma, chronic airway obstruction, shortness of breath, chest pain, and allergic disorder, headache disorder, and acquired psychiatric disorder to include dysthymia, depression, generalized anxiety disorder, and panic attacks.,The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals for the issues of whether new and material evidence had not been received to reopen his claims of entitlement to service connection for a chronic gastrointestinal disorder to include gastritis, nausea, vomiting, and weight loss, low back disorder, hypertension, muscle disorder, bilateral lower extremity disorder to include peripheral vascular disease and swelling, potassium deficiency, joint disorder, GERD, gallbladder disorder, bladder cancer, respiratory disorder to include asthma, chronic airway obstruction, shortness of breath, chest pain, and allergic disorder, headache disorder, and acquired psychiatric disorder to include dysthymia, depression, generalized anxiety disorder, and panic attacks.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for benign prostatic hyperplasia and bladder cancer, both claimed as due to exposure to herbicides during his service in the Republic of Vietnam, are denied. The evidence does not support a finding that either condition is related to service or to herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for urinary bladder cancer, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, and residuals of frostbite in both hands and feet have been dismissed due to the Veteran withdrawing his appeal for these issues.

The Board found that the Veteran's bladder cancer was not incurred in or aggravated by his military service and denied service connection. The hypercoagulopathy rating assigned is also denied.

The Board found no evidence of a nexus between the Veteran's current disabilities and service, including on a continuity of symptomatology basis. Therefore, the claims for service connection were denied.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining terminal treatment records and private treatment records from various facilities. The appellant's claim will be reconsidered after these records are obtained.

The Board has determined that there is no evidence of herbicide exposure in Thailand and the Veteran's claimed conditions are not related to his service. Therefore, service connection for urinary bladder cancer and colon polyps cannot be established.

The Veteran's bladder cancer was not incurred in service or due to herbicide exposure, and the Board found no evidence linking it to his military service.