Bladder cancer Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for residuals of bladder cancer is dismissed as the claim has been granted. The issues of service connection for colon and lung cancers are remanded due to a duty-to-assist error.

The Veteran's cause of death was not due to his service-connected prostatitis with cystitis, and the fatal conditions were not related to his military service.

The Board denied DIC benefits based on service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, concluding that there was no evidence linking his bladder cancer to his active military service or in-service exposure to radiation.

The Board denied service connection for bladder cancer and hypertension, finding that the evidence did not support a link to service or toxic exposure.

The Board denied service connection for bladder cancer, finding that the disability was not incurred in or related to active service and is more likely due to the appellant's smoking history.

The Veteran's service connection claims for prostate cancer and bladder cancer are granted as they are presumed due to herbicide exposure in the Korean DMZ.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including prostate cancer with bladder cancer and major depressive disorder, have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment from January 1, 2021. The combined disability rating is at least 60 percent, meeting the criteria for TDIU and SMC.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection and basic eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) is denied. The Veteran was awarded service connection for bladder cancer on August 6, 2025, with a 100% evaluation.

The Veteran's cause of death is being remanded due to a duty to assist error that occurred prior to the rating decision on appeal. The Board must obtain additional medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's bladder cancer, which was service-connected as a result of contaminated water exposure at Camp Lejeune, contributed substantially or materially to his cause of death.

The Board denied service connection for bladder cancer and tumor, finding no evidence of a relationship to military service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding the Veteran's right to a hearing conducted by AOJ personnel under 38 C.F.R. § 3.103(d)(1).

The Veteran's bladder cancer residuals are rated as noncompensable under Diagnostic Code 7528, but the Board has granted a compensable rating of 40 percent for urinary frequency with daytime voiding interval less than one hour or awakening to void five or more times per night.

The Veteran's bladder cancer is presumed to be due to in-service exposure to herbicides, and service connection for this condition is granted.

The Veteran's bladder cancer is related to active service and his sleep apnea had its onset in active service. Service connection for both conditions has been granted.

Service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is granted. Service connection for bladder cancer and supraventricular tachycardia (SVT), both secondary to service-connected OSA, are remanded.

The Veteran's cause of death is listed as glioblastoma multiforme. The Board has remanded the issues related to service connection for various conditions due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error and other procedural matters.

The Veteran's entitlement to a rating in excess of 100 percent for prostate and bladder cancer residuals was denied from October 23, 2015, to November 30, 2016. From December 1, 2016, the Veteran was granted a 60 percent rating for his cancer residuals.

The Veteran's bladder cancer in remission with residuals of voiding dysfunction is being remanded due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors, specifically regarding exposure verification and TERA medical opinions.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II with erectile dysfunction is granted a rating of 40 percent, but no higher. The Veteran's bladder cancer is granted a rating of 100 percent.

The Veteran's non-VA care at Morrow County Hospital for a bladder cancer complication was found eligible for payment under VA regulations, as he had other health insurance that covered part of the cost.