The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 10% disability rating for bladder carcinoma was denied. The Board found that the requirements were not met due to lack of notification of the August 1987 RO decision, and that the unappealed August 31, 1987 rating decision incorrectly applied the statutory or regulatory provisions resulting in clear and unmistakable error.
The deciding factor: The effective date for the veteran's claim was not established prior to October 19, 1992 due to lack of notification of an earlier RO decision and incorrect application of the regulations leading to a clear and unmistakable error in the August 31, 1987 rating decision.
- Claimed conditions
- Bladder carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- September 12, 2000
- Citation
- 0024182
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- Denied
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