The veteran's urinary bladder cancer was not shown during service or within one year of discharge, and there is no evidence of radiation exposure. Therefore, the claim for service connection is denied.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence linking the current bladder cancer to service or any exposure to ionizing radiation.
- Claimed conditions
- Urinary Bladder Cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 11, 2006
- Citation
- 0631603
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What this means for you
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