Bladder cancer Board decisions

The Veteran's bladder cancer and its residuals are granted service connection. The kidney/ureter removal is also granted as secondary to the bladder cancer. The claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder (anxiety, depression) and erectile dysfunction as secondary to the bladder cancer are remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial rating greater than 20 percent for residuals of bladder cancer, finding that the predominant disability is voiding dysfunction and not renal dysfunction. The evidence did not show the use of absorbent materials which must be changed 2 to 4 times per day or a daytime voiding interval less than 1 hour.

The Veteran's bladder cancer is presumed to be due to herbicide exposure during service, and the Board has granted service connection for the cause of his death.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral upper and lower extremity radiculopathy, migraine headaches, bladder cancer, hydronephrosis, acne, GERD, a bilateral knee disability, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), and erectile dysfunction (ED).

Your bladder cancer has been granted service connection as a presumptive condition due to exposure to herbicide agents, but your appeal is dismissed because the benefit was already granted in a prior rating decision.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, prostate cancer, urinary bladder cancer, and erectile dysfunction (ED) as secondary to exposure to Agent Orange. The evidence did not establish that the Veteran was exposed to Agent Orange in Vietnam or its offshore waters.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction as aggravated by his service-connected bladder cancer. The urologist opined that the Veteran's surgery to remove his bladder and prostate exacerbated his erectile dysfunction.

The Veteran's residuals of bladder cancer are rated at a 60 percent disability rating, which is the maximum available for voiding dysfunction.

The appeal for service connection for bladder cancer is dismissed. The issue of entitlement to special monthly compensation (SMC) based on loss of use of a creative organ related to service-connected bladder cancer is remanded.

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for residuals of bladder cancer is denied as there are no complaints or treatments pertaining to urinary leakage, the wearing of absorbent materials or an appliance; a urinary frequency with daytime voiding intervals between two and three hours, or awakening to void two times per night; intermittent or continuous catheterization; obstructed symptomatology with or without stricture disease requiring dilatation one to two times per year; or any urinary tract infections. Moreover, no recurrence or metastasis of bladder cancer was shown.

Your claim for service connection for bladder cancer has been granted, and the appeal is dismissed as moot.

The Veteran is granted service connection for prostate cancer, diabetes mellitus, and bladder cancer due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents during his military service.,The Veteran's cause of death was also found to be related to his service-connected prostate cancer.

The Veteran's 100% rating for bladder cancer from February 10, 2020 is restored to June 1, 2020.

The Veteran's 100% evaluation for bladder cancer was restored as he provided good cause for not attending the scheduled VA examination.

The Veteran's bladder cancer is remanded for additional development, including obtaining a VA opinion regarding the etiology of her condition and considering her exposure to chemical toxins at Fort McClellan during service.

The Veteran's death from bladder cancer is being remanded due to a duty-to-assist error regarding in-service radiation exposure and its relation to the Veteran's condition.

The Veteran's bladder cancer residuals, specifically urinary frequency causing daytime voiding intervals of less than one hour and awakening to void five or more times per night, have been granted a 40 percent rating. The Board also found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for referral for consideration of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection of bladder cancer and bone cancer, finding that the current effective dates are proper based on the rules regarding effective dates.

The Veteran's bladder cancer is granted as secondary to herbicide agent exposure during service in Thailand.

Your claim for service connection for bladder cancer has been fully granted, and the issue is no longer before the Board.