The Veteran's claim for service connection for bladder cancer is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination and further development of evidence regarding whether his bladder cancer is related to his prostate cancer, which was service-connected as a result of presumptive exposure to herbicides.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that a VA medical examination is needed to determine if the Veteran's bladder cancer is related to his military service, including as secondary to his service-connected prostate cancer.
- Claimed conditions
- Bladder cancer, Prostate cancer
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 19, 2010
- Citation
- 1026797
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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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Partly granted
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- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for urinary bladder cancer under the PACT Act and remanded other claims for further development.
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