Bladder cancer Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and need for further medical examination. The claims include lumbar strain, lumbar spondylisthesis, COPD, heart disability, prostate cancer, and bladder cancer.

The Veteran's death was not caused by service-connected conditions, and there is no evidence of exposure to contaminants at Camp Lejeune. Service connection for the cause of death is denied.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a back disability due to new evidence submitted since the December 2008 rating decision. The claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, bladder cancer, and hypothyroidism are also REMANDED as there is insufficient medical evidence on file to make a determination.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim of service connection for bladder cancer due to insufficient evidence and a need for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and verifying exposure to contaminants during service.

The Board denied service connection for esophageal polyps, bladder cancer, and urinary frequency as the Veteran did not provide sufficient evidence to establish in-service exposure or a link between his conditions and service.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus. The claim for bladder cancer, claimed as secondary to ionizing radiation exposure, is remanded due to the need for additional development regarding the Veteran's exposure history.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bladder cancer was granted based on exposure to contaminants at Camp Lejeune. The effective date is set as March 14, 2017 due to a regulatory change that made bladder cancer presumptively associated with such exposure.

The Veteran's bladder cancer is presumed to have incurred in service due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, and the Board has granted service connection for residuals of bladder cancer.

The Board has granted service connection for prostate cancer, diabetes mellitus, Type II, and bladder cancer. The Veteran's prostate cancer is presumed to have been incurred in his active military service due to herbicide agent exposure during service in Korea. Diabetes mellitus, Type II is also presumed to have resulted from such exposure. Service connection for bladder cancer is granted based on the presumption of herbicide agent exposure.

The Board has remanded the cases for further consideration due to a failure to conduct an extraschedular rating analysis and in light of evidence indicating marked interference with employment.

The Board denied the appellant's application to reopen her claim for service connection for the causes of the Veteran’s death due to lack of new and material evidence. The January 1992, June 1994, and January 2011 rating decisions were final as the appellant did not file a notice of disagreement or new and material evidence within one year following notification.

The Board has granted service connection for bladder cancer, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis is at least as likely as not related to his active duty service. Service connection for prostate cancer was denied due to lack of a current diagnosis.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical evidence and a need for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's bladder cancer is related to his service-connected prostate cancer or Agent Orange exposure.

The Board denied service connection for transitional cell carcinoma and post-operative residuals of urothelial/bladder cancer, finding that the Veteran's bladder cancer was not related to his military service or exposure to herbicides, jet fuel, or diesel fuel.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's death was caused by his bladder cancer, which he developed due to exposure to chemicals in service. The Board found the evidence in equipoise and granted service connection for the cause of death.

The Veteran's death was caused by bladder cancer, which is presumed to be connected to his service at Camp Lejeune. Lung cancer, the cause of death, developed from the Veteran's pre-existing bladder cancer.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for coronary artery disease and residuals of bladder cancer are being remanded due to the need for new examinations to assess the current severity of his conditions.

The Veteran's cause of death was not caused by a service-connected disability, as his conditions were not related to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for bladder cancer, finding that the Veteran's bladder cancer is not due to exposure to herbicide agents during his Vietnam service and there is no evidence linking it to a service-connected condition. The claim was also denied on secondary service connection as the VA clinician concluded that CLL did not cause or aggravate the bladder cancer.

The Veteran's bladder cancer is granted service connection due to exposure at Camp Lejeune, a presumptive condition under VA regulations.