The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected adjustment disorder with depressed mood contributed substantially or materially to his cause of death, which was bladder cancer. The claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death is granted.
The deciding factor: The private opinion from Dr. J.F. concluded that more likely than not, the Veteran's bladder cancer is the result of his service-connected psychiatric condition (adjustment disorder with depressed mood).
- Claimed conditions
- Bladder cancer of unknown cell type and stage
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 23, 2024
- Citation
- A24059512
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