The Board has determined that the Veteran's bladder cancer is related to his presumed exposure to herbicide agents, including Agent Orange, during service. As a result, the claim for residuals of bladder cancer due to herbicide agent exposure is granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence was at least evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's bladder cancer was caused by his presumed herbicide agent exposure in service, and the Board resolved this doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of bladder cancer
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 14, 2020
- Citation
- 20066684
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran is entitled to an effective date of March 13, 2012, for his claim of entitlement to service connection for residuals of bladder cancer.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected residuals of bladder cancer are granted a disability rating of 60 percent, effective October 1, 2021.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a higher rating for residuals of bladder cancer and TDIU due to insufficient evidence.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of August 26, 2014, for the award of service connection for residuals of bladder cancer due to continuous pursuit of the claim.
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