Bladder cancer — all decisions

The Board denied an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus and remanded the claims for service connection for vasculitis, bladder cancer, colon cancer, and prostate cancer.

The Board granted a 100 percent evaluation for bladder cancer associated with herbicide exposure, effective April 2, 2019.

The appeal of the July 2018 rating decision denying service connection for bladder cancer was dismissed due to untimeliness.

The Board granted service connection for bladder cancer, finding it was at least as likely as not related to the Veteran's exposure to Agent Orange during his active duty service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bladder cancer for the purpose of entitlement to retroactive benefits as a Nehmer class member because he did not have qualifying active service in the Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam era.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for the award of service connection for seizures and an increased rating for bladder cancer, as well as a total disability rating based on individual employability.

The Board granted service connection for urostomy s/p cystectomy for bladder cancer and kidney transplant as secondary to the same, based on in-service exposure to asbestos.

The Board granted service connection for bladder cancer, diabetes mellitus type II, and heart disease based on the Veteran's exposure to herbicides during his service in Taiwan and Vietnam.

The Board remands the matter for an in-person examination to properly assess the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected residuals of bladder cancer.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and bladder cancer, finding that new and relevant evidence established a causal relationship between the Veteran's in-service toxic exposures and these conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection and special monthly compensation based on housebound criteria, as well as a higher rating for bladder cancer.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral eye condition and an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD, while remanding multiple other claims related to various disabilities.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for sleep disorder, secondary to bladder cancer residuals due to a lack of new and relevant evidence.

The Board granted service connection for multiple heart disabilities, diabetes mellitus, type II, hypothyroidism, bladder cancer, hypertension, diabetic nephropathy, peripheral neuropathies, bilateral non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy, and erectile dysfunction based on the Veteran's exposure to herbicides in Korea.

The Board granted service connection for a skin disability but denied service connection for depression, anxiety, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, diabetes mellitus, hemorrhoids, diverticular disease, erectile dysfunction, prostate cancer, bladder cancer, gallbladder issues, hernia, and residual scar from right inguinal hernia repair.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bladder cancer and a kidney condition also claimed as renal toxicity secondary to bladder cancer for readjudication based on new and relevant evidence.

The Board denied the claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for bladder cancer, as there is no legal basis to assign an earlier date.

The Board granted a 100 percent disability rating for bladder cancer from February 1, 2019, to May 28, 2019, but denied an earlier effective date prior to December 18, 2017.

The Board granted service connection for multiple heart disabilities, diabetes mellitus, type II, hypothyroidism, bladder cancer, hypertension, diabetic nephropathy, peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, bilateral non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy, erectile dysfunction, chest scar, and right leg scars based on presumed exposure to herbicides in Korea.

The Board granted service connection for a skin disability but denied service connection for depression, anxiety, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, diabetes mellitus, hemorrhoids, diverticular disease, erectile dysfunction, prostate cancer, bladder cancer, gallbladder issues, hernia, and residual scar from right inguinal hernia repair.