Denied
The Board denied service connection for bladder cancer, finding that the evidence does not support a causal relationship between the Veteran's toxic exposure risk activities and his bladder cancer.
The deciding factor: The August 2024 medical examiner opined that it is less likely than not that the Veteran's bladder cancer is caused by the indicated toxic exposure risk activity, citing smoking as the most significant risk factor for his condition.
- Claimed conditions
- bladder cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25105805
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