The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bladder cancer and kidney cancer, both secondary to herbicide exposure during his military service in the Republic of Vietnam. The claim will be reviewed by a VA examiner to determine if there is a link between the Veteran's service-connected conditions and his current health issues.
The deciding factor: The Board found that no VA examiner has addressed whether the Veteran’s presumed herbicide exposure caused his bladder cancer, thus requiring further examination.
- Claimed conditions
- Bladder cancer, Kidney cancer
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2019
- Citation
- 19184306
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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- Denied
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