The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for urinary bladder cancer and an increased rating for his left knee disability. The veteran's claim for urinary bladder cancer was reopened based on new evidence, but it was not found to be related to herbicide exposure or any other basis of service connection.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the veteran had no in-service exposure to herbicides and there is no competent medical evidence linking his current condition to service or to herbicide exposure. The left knee disability claim did not meet the criteria for a higher rating as the veteran's symptoms were primarily related to patella-femoral tenderness, mild effusion, and pain with flare-ups.
- Claimed conditions
- urinary bladder cancer
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 13, 2005
- Citation
- 0518996
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