The Veteran's claims for service connection for Parkinson's Disease and Bladder cancer are remanded due to incomplete medical opinions regarding the onset and etiology of these conditions. The Board finds that there is insufficient evidence to support a finding of herbicide exposure, thus precluding application of presumptive provisions.
The deciding factor: Incomplete medical opinions prevent determination of service connection based on presumed herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Parkinson's Disease, Bladder cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2024
- Citation
- A24082234
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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.
What you can do next
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for bladder cancer, diabetes mellitus, type 2, and an acquired psychiatric disability (unspecified depressive disorder), but denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus and Parkinson's disease as there was no evidence of in-service incurrence or a nexus to service, including herbicide exposure.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for urinary bladder cancer under the PACT Act and remanded other claims for further development.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for bladder cancer as there was no evidence of voiding dysfunction or renal dysfunction, and the GFR was over 90.
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