The Board granted service connection for bladder cancer based on herbicide exposure and remanded the claims for COPD, lung cancer evaluation, and TDIU.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's bladder cancer is related to his herbicide exposure, as supported by evidence from the Social Security Administration (SSA).
- Claimed conditions
- Bladder cancer, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), Lung cancer
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25038541
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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