The veteran claims that his carcinoma of the bladder is due to tobacco use during service. The Board has determined that a VA examination and opinion are needed to determine if this claim should be granted.
The deciding factor: The decision requires further development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination for the veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- carcinoma of the bladder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2001
- Citation
- 0101746
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of January 1, 2009 for the veteran's Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) benefits. The decision was based on the veteran's presumed exposure to herbicide agents during service in Vietnam and the subsequent inclusion of bladder cancer as a presumptive disease.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for carcinoma of the bladder, including as due to Gulf War exposures. The Veteran's claims were denied previously and new evidence was submitted within a year of those decisions. A VA examiner is needed to address the etiology of the Veteran's bladder cancer considering his in-service exposures and other relevant factors.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the effective date for DIC based on service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death should be November 1, 2013, as this is the earliest allowable effective date based on the relevant law and regulation pertaining to DIC claims. The appellant’s October 2013 claim was interpreted by the AOJ as including a claim of service connection for the cause of the Veteran’s death.
- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claim for carcinoma of the bladder (also claimed as bladder cancer) is granted due to presumed exposure in the Gulf War.
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