The Veteran's claims for service connection for bladder cancer and prostate cancer are remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and opinion. The Veteran contends that his bladder cancer is related to in-service herbicide exposure, while his prostate cancer developed as a result of his bladder cancer.
The deciding factor: The claim for service connection for bladder cancer requires an opinion on whether it is at least as likely as not related to the Veteran's in-service herbicide exposure. The claim for service connection for prostate cancer must also be remanded due to its dependency on the outcome of the bladder cancer claim.
- Claimed conditions
- invasive urothelial carcinoma (bladder cancer), invasion to prostate status post radical cystoprostatectomy and ileal conduit/urostomy placement (prostate cancer)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 3, 2020
- Citation
- 20000492
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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.
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