The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bladder cancer and urethral cancer, finding no evidence of a positive association between these conditions and exposure to herbicide agents used in Vietnam.
The deciding factor: The available medical evidence did not establish a link between the veteran's current diagnoses and his military service or exposure to herbicides.
- Claimed conditions
- cancer of the bladder, urethral cancer
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 12, 2000
- Citation
- 0000989
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to issues regarding the Veteran's prostate cancer and urethral cancer, including whether these conditions are secondary to his service-connected prostate cancer.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's bladder cancer is presumed to have been caused by his exposure to herbicide agents during service in Vietnam.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service connection claim for cancer of the bladder is granted due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents. The claims for GERD and a heart disorder (claimed as ischemic heart disease) are denied, with no rating assigned. The PTSD claim remains pending.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate examination reports and a need for further medical opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's right kidney cancer and his service, including presumed herbicide exposure.
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