The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for ureter cancer, finding that his current condition is more likely than not related to his exposure to herbicide agents during his service in Vietnam.
The deciding factor: A VA urologist provided a medical opinion stating that the Veteran’s ureter cancer is more likely than not caused by his exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- ureter cancer
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 27, 2019
- Citation
- 19150225
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Decisions by this judge: 1,858 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient opinions regarding exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune and Persian Gulf toxins. The Veteran's ureter cancer and kidney cancer are being reviewed, but liver cancer is also inextricably intertwined with these issues.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's ureter cancer is at least as likely as not caused by his in-service chemical exposures, and thus grants service connection for ureter cancer on a direct basis.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the claimed conditions, but did not specify a rating or effective date.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran seeks service connection for genitourinary cancer, including as due to herbicide exposure. The case is being remanded for further development and medical opinion regarding the etiology of his cancers.
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