Bladder cancer — all decisions

The Board has denied service connection for bladder cancer, prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction, an acquired psychiatric disability, and a hernia disability as these conditions are not related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board has decided to remand the claim of service connection for bladder cancer due to a lack of a VA examination opinion and insufficient medical evidence on file.

The Veteran's bladder cancer is presumed to be related to his service in Vietnam due to exposure to herbicide agents. However, the VA examiner found that there is not enough evidence to support a direct link between the Veteran's bladder cancer and his service. The case is being remanded for further evaluation.

The Veteran's bladder cancer was not caused by his military service, including exposure to herbicides. The Board found no evidence of a connection between the current condition and service.

The Board has remanded the claims for hypothyroidism, bladder cancer, prostate cancer, diabetes mellitus, type II, and peripheral neuropathy of both legs due to additional VA treatment records being added to the record.

The Board has decided that additional development is needed to obtain the Veteran's private treatment records from the Warren Clinic. The case will be returned for further action.

The Board has remanded the claim for bladder cancer due to insufficient explanation in the July 2019 decision regarding the Veteran's presumptive exposure to herbicides and the need for a VA opinion. The case is now pending with further examination required.

The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for bladder cancer, including as due to exposure to herbicide agents, due to inadequate medical opinions and the need for additional development of the record.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation, and therefore his claim for TDIU on an extraschedular basis since August 1, 2013 is denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient opinions regarding whether the Veteran's bladder cancer is secondary to his service-connected prostatitis with pyuria and epididymitis.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's bladder cancer, specifically addressing whether it is related to service and exposure to herbicide agents.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bladder cancer, finding that there was no in-service incurrence or injury and thus no nexus to any service-connected conditions.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bladder cancer, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between his current condition and his military service or any service-connected disability.

The Board denied service connection for bladder cancer and its residuals, including erectile dysfunction, due to lack of evidence linking the conditions to service or any incident therein. The Veteran's exposure to ionizing radiation in service was minimal and not sufficient to cause his current condition.

The Veteran's bladder cancer is being remanded for a new VA examination to determine if it was caused by his in-service exposure to herbicide agents, specifically Agent Orange. The Veteran must provide release forms for all non-VA medical providers he has seen.

The Veteran's bladder cancer is granted as service connected due to exposure to herbicides during his active duty in Vietnam.

The Board has dismissed all claims due to the Veteran's death, including those for a compensable rating for an unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder, an effective date prior to March 7, 2018 for service connection of this condition, a higher rating for coronary artery disease with coronary artery bypass graft and atrioventricular block (ischemic heart disease), and service connection for bladder cancer.

The Board has remanded the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability (TDIU) on an extraschedular basis for referral to the Director of Compensation Service.

Service connection for prostate cancer is granted. Service connection for bladder cancer and urothelial cancer (claimed secondary to prostate cancer) are remanded.

The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for bladder cancer due to a lack of substantial compliance with its previous remand instructions. The case will be returned for further development, including an addendum opinion from the same VA examiner.