The Board remands the claims for service connection for bladder cancer and incontinence, to include as secondary to bladder cancer, due to a need for a VA examination.
The deciding factor: A VA examination is necessary to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed conditions given the conceded herbicide exposure and presumptive condition status of bladder cancer under 38 CFR 3.309(e).
- Claimed conditions
- Bladder cancer, Incontinence, to include as secondary to bladder cancer
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25028154
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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