The Board has denied the veteran's claim for compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151, finding that his bladder cancer and chronic urinary tract disorder were not caused by VA hospitalization in February 1983.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not support a causal link between the veteran's bladder cancer or chronic urinary tract disorder and the VA hospitalization in February 1983.
- Claimed conditions
- bladder cancer, chronic urinary tract disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 9, 2001
- Citation
- 0117991
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What this means for you
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