Bladder cancer-AO or Camp Lejuene

[Berta]

I had a brief comment at my profile from a new member.

I will let everyone know ASAP if the Seceretary adds anymore new presumptives to the AO list.

Also any vet with bladder cancer who fits into the Camp LeJeune regs here:

https://www.benefits.va.gov/COMPENSATION/claims-postservice-exposures-camp-lejeune-water.asp

should file the claim that way.

Also if an IMO IME doctor ( an oncologist) makes a very strong nexus for the bladder cancer ,having no etiology but for AO exposure, and uses some  medical abstracts/treatises to bolster that statement the veteran might succeed in gaining comp for it.

This BVA award shows what I mean:

"In sum, the medical evidence of record is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's bladder cancer is a result of his exposure to AO while in Vietnam; therefore, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran, service connection is warranted for bladder/urethral cancer. 38 U.S.C.A. § 5107; 38 C.F.R. §§ 3.102. ORDER Service connection for bladder/urethral cancer is granted."

https://www.va.gov/vetapp14/Files1/1412930.txt

 

 

Edited March 7, 2018 by Berta
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[dsd84dsd]

Do you have anything on Fort Detrick I was stationed there in 04.

[Berta]

I found this extraordinary award this AM...The veteran had served at Fort Detrick in the 1950s and has ALS, a AO presumptive- due to his exposre to AO at Fort Detrick in the 1950s.

https://www.va.gov/vetapp16/files6/1648542.txt

It wont help you but you might find something at the BVA that would help.

 

https://www.index.va.gov/search/va/bva.jsp