The Board has determined that the veteran's bladder cancer is service-connected, as it was incurred in military service due to exposure to hydrocarbons during aircraft maintenance.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows a high risk of bladder tumors from both smoking and occupational exposure to chemicals during service, leading to an approximate balance of positive and negative evidence favoring the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Bladder cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 5, 2002
- Citation
- 0211440
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