The Board remands the case to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors related to the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of residuals of bladder cancer, specifically regarding herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: Additional development is necessary to verify the Veteran's claimed herbicide agent exposure on a direct/facts-found basis.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of bladder cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25033612
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
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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