The Veteran's bladder cancer is not service-connected due to lack of evidence showing it was caused by Agent Orange exposure or other events during his period of active service. The claim for prostate cancer was denied as there was no current diagnosis.
The deciding factor: There is insufficient medical evidence linking the Veteran's bladder cancer to his military service, particularly given the presumption of exposure to herbicides in Vietnam and the lack of a definitive link between Agent Orange and urinary bladder cancer.
- Claimed conditions
- cancer of the bladder, prostate cancer
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 12, 2010
- Citation
- 1002026
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