Granted
The Board granted service connection for bladder cancer, left nephroureterectomy, liver cancer, and lymph node cancer based on the Veteran's exposure to PFAS during active duty.
The deciding factor: The private physician's medical opinion was found highly probative due to its specialized nature and intimate understanding of the Veteran's medical history, while the VA examiner's opinion was deemed inadequate for not adequately addressing all risk factors.
- Claimed conditions
- urothelial cancer (bladder cancer), left nephroureterectomy, liver cancer, lymph node cancer
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25084455
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