The Veteran's bladder-ureter cancer is related to herbicide agent exposure during service, and the claim for service connection is granted.,The cause of the Veteran's death (gastrointestinal hemorrhage with metastatic bladder carcinoma and acute renal failure) is considered secondary to his bladder-ureter cancer.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports a link between the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents during service and his bladder-ureter cancer, which was found to be related to Agent Orange exposure.,The cause of death (gastrointestinal hemorrhage with metastatic bladder carcinoma and acute renal failure) is considered secondary to the Veteran's bladder-ureter cancer.
- Claimed conditions
- Bladder-ureter cancer
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 27, 2020
- Citation
- 20021846
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's bladder-ureter cancer is related to herbicide agent exposure during service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's bladder-ureter cancer is remanded for a medical opinion regarding its etiology, and the cause of death claim is also remanded due to lack of service connection evidence.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for diabetes mellitus type II with erectile dysfunction was denied as the evidence did not show that he had been diagnosed and manifested to at least a 10 percent disability rating on or prior to May 8, 2001.
- Whole decision: Granted
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