Bladder cancer Board decisions

The Veteran's bladder cancer residuals with hydronephrosis are rated at 60 percent effective August 28, 2018.

The Veteran's prostate and bladder cancers were granted a 100% rating effective October 19, 2022. The earlier claim for increased rating is granted.

The Board has determined that new evidence was received and warrants a readjudication of the Veteran's claim for service connection for bladder cancer. The case is now remanded to provide an examination and obtain a medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's bladder cancer.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bladder cancer and ischemic heart disease, finding that there is no evidence of herbicide exposure or service in Vietnam. The disabilities were not shown to be related to service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bladder cancer is not related to service, specifically his exposure to herbicide agents or asbestos. The evidence does not support a finding of service connection for either issue.

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary for the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and bladder cancer. The claims are being remanded to allow for further examination and opinion.

Your claim for service connection for bladder cancer has been fully granted, and the Board is dismissing your appeal as moot.

The Board denied service connection for bladder cancer, kidney cancer, liver cancer, hepatic steatosis, and a kidney condition to include renal failure and resolved rhabdomyolysis due to lack of current diagnoses.,The Veteran served at Camp Lejeune during the period from June 1971 to May 1972. He was presumed exposed to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

Your claim for service connection for bladder cancer has been granted, effective March 6, 2018. The appeal is dismissed as the issue has been resolved in your favor.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete compliance with previous remand directives regarding radiation exposure. The case is being returned to the Jackson Regional Office for further action.

The Board has determined that further examination and opinion are needed to clarify the cause of the Veteran's death, including whether it was related to his service-connected bladder cancer or to his alleged exposures at Camp Lejeune and in Vietnam.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bladder cancer and kidney cancer are denied as there is no evidence of these conditions during or within one year after his military service, and the exposure basis provided (Camp Lejeune) does not apply to him.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bladder cancer was denied in a previous decision, but the claim has since been granted by the AOJ. The appeal is dismissed as there is no longer a case or controversy to resolve.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's service-connected conditions and his death.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed conditions are not related to his service, and thus denied claims for COPD, lung cancer, CAD, colon cancer, bladder cancer, and diabetes mellitus. The cases have been remanded for further examination and opinion regarding these conditions.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral foot disorders, breast cancer, bladder cancer, right arm disorder, and peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities. These issues are being remanded for additional development.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal as to his claims for service connection and TDIU due to a lack of timely Notice of Disagreement (NOD) filed within one year of the August 17, 2015 rating decision.

The Veteran's bladder cancer is being remanded for a VA examination to determine if it was caused by his service, including exposure to burn pits while serving in the Southwest Asia theater of operations.

The Veteran's bladder cancer is denied as there was no evidence of herbicide exposure during service and the condition did not have onset during active duty or be otherwise related to service.

The Veteran's bladder cancer and its residuals are denied compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 because the evidence does not support a finding that VA care caused his disability.