Bladder cancer — all decisions

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, as none of the listed causes were related to his service or a service-connected disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of urinary bladder cancer, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between his condition and Agent Orange exposure during service.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death as there was no competent evidence linking any of his disabilities to his active service or a service-connected disability.

The Board denied service connection for bladder cancer, finding that the evidence did not support a link between the veteran's condition and his active service or exposure to herbicides.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral pes planus and arthritis of the feet, but denied service connection for a disorder of the left arm or shoulder.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, dependency and indemnity compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318, and burial benefits based on a service-connected death.

The veteran's bladder cancer was denied service connection as it is not a presumptive disease for herbicide exposure, and there is no credible evidence of direct causation.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there was no evidence of a chronic disability in service or within one year of discharge, and no competent medical evidence linking the current hearing loss to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for all the claimed conditions as there was no competent evidence of any currently diagnosed condition that is related to the veteran's active military service.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development, including obtaining an opinion from the veteran's treating physician regarding a potential link between bladder cancer and presumed exposure to herbicides.

The veteran is entitled to a 100 percent disability rating for the period from June 1, 2004, to December 1, 2004, but no higher for the period since December 1, 2004.

The veteran's claims for service connection for prostate cancer, urinary bladder cancer, and skin lesion on the left leg, to include as secondary to herbicide exposure, were denied due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The appeal for service connection for small-cell urinary bladder cancer was denied due to the lack of a current diagnosis. The right elbow condition claim is remanded for further development.

The Board finds that service connection for the cause of the veteran's death is warranted based on the evidence showing that arteriosclerotic heart disease substantially or materially contributed to his death, and applying the doctrine of reasonable doubt.

The Board found that the evidence does not support a grant of service connection for bladder cancer, prostate disability and residuals of prostate removal, skin disability, or arthritis of the knees due to exposure to Agent Orange. The veteran's claims are denied.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to new evidence submitted by the veteran.

The Board has determined that further development of the record, including obtaining pertinent VA treatment records and reconstructing the radiation exposure dose estimate for the veteran, is necessary to properly adjudicate the claim.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed conditions, including irritable colon syndrome, bladder cancer, stomach condition, skin cancer, kidney condition, and hemorrhoids, all of which were deemed not related to active military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's medical condition did not preclude transfer to a VA Medical Center for continuation of treatment, but due to an approximate balance of positive and negative evidence, the veteran may be granted payment of unauthorized medical expenses.

The veteran's bladder cancer, which was the cause of his death, is presumed to have been incurred in service due to inservice exposure to radiation from a non-US nuclear test. As such, service connection for the cause of the veteran's death is granted.