The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for bladder cancer, chloracne, Bowen's disease on right side of groin, and skin cancer due to herbicide agent exposure. The Veteran is also being asked to provide additional information regarding his claim for increased special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ.
The deciding factor: The claims are remanded because the VA has not obtained all relevant records and an opinion is needed regarding the etiology of any diagnosed skin disorders, including whether they are related to service or herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- bladder cancer, chloracne, Bowen's disease on right side of groin, skin cancer
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2019
- Citation
- 19110033
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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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of December 12, 2023, for a 50 percent evaluation of bipolar disorder and remanded the other issues for further development.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for skin cancer and a disorder manifested by urinary frequency, finding no evidence of current disability or sufficient link to the Veteran's active service.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for bladder cancer, finding it to be related to the Veteran's in-service herbicide exposure.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, bladder cancer, due to in-service exposure to ionizing radiation.
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