The Veteran's claim for service connection for bladder cancer and metastasis to the liver is being remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding his exposure to harmful chemicals during military service. The VA will seek additional information from the Veteran, review available service records, and request a medical opinion on whether his current conditions are related to in-service exposure.
The deciding factor: The claim requires further investigation into the nature and extent of the Veteran's in-service exposure to harmful chemicals including trichloroethylene.
- Claimed conditions
- Bladder cancer, Metastasis to the liver
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 21, 2010
- Citation
- 1027215
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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 service connection for bladder cancer, diabetes mellitus, type 2, and an acquired psychiatric disability (unspecified depressive disorder), but denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss.
- Partly granted
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for bladder cancer as there was no evidence of voiding dysfunction or renal dysfunction, and the GFR was over 90.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for coronary artery disease, service connection for bladder cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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