Citation Nr: 21000797 Decision Date: 01/06/21 Archive Date: 01/06/21 DOCKET NO. 18-47 846 DATE: January 6, 2021 ORDER Entitlement to service connection for bladder cancer, due to herbicide agent exposure, is granted. FINDING OF FACT The Veteran is presumed to have been exposed to herbicide agents during service in the Republic of Vietnam and bladder cancer is presumed to be due to exposure to herbicide agents. CONCLUSION OF LAW The criteria for entitlement to service connection for bladder cancer have been met. 38 U.S.C. §§ 1110, 1116, 1131, 5107; 38 C.F.R. §§ 3.102, 3.303. REASONS AND BASES FOR FINDING AND CONCLUSION Entitlement to service connection for bladder cancer, to include as secondary to herbicide agent exposure. The Veteran served on active duty from June 1964 to June 1969, which included service in Vietnam. The Veteran contends that the bladder cancer is due to service, and specifically is due to exposure to herbicide agents during service. The Veteran submitted medical literature which suggest a possible link between herbicide agent exposure and bladder cancer. The evidence shows that the Veteran was diagnosed with bladder cancer in May 2017. Service personnel records show that the Veteran served in Vietnam and herbicide agent exposure is presumed. Where a veteran was exposed to herbicide agents during active service, and the requirements of 38 C.F.R. § 3.307(a)(6)(iii) are met, certain disease are presumed to have been incurred as a result of such exposure. 38 U.S.C. § 1116(a)(2); 38 C.F.R. § 3.309(e). In addition, a Veteran can establish service connection directly for a disability that is not listed as a presumptive disability due to herbicide agent exposure. The enumerated diseases associated with herbicide agent exposure have been recently amended to include bladder cancer. 38 U.S.C. § 1116(a)(2). As the Veteran is presumed to have been exposed to herbicide agents during service and bladder cancer is a disease presumed to be due to exposure to herbicide agents, the Board finds that service connection for bladder cancer is warranted and the claim is granted. Harvey P. Roberts Veterans Law Judge Board of Veterans’ Appeals Attorney for the Board E.O., Associate Counsel The Board’s decision in this case is binding only with respect to the instant matter decided. This decision is not precedential and does not establish VA policies or interpretations of general applicability. 38 C.F.R. § 20.1303.