The Board found that the Veteran's bladder cancer residuals are not related to his service-connected low back disability, and denied both claims for secondary service connection.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence linking the Veteran's bladder cancer residuals or right lower extremity symptoms to his service-connected low back disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Bladder cancer residuals, Right lower extremity weakness, numbness, and pain
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 3, 2010
- Citation
- 1007866
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board denied a higher rating for the residuals of bladder cancer but granted an earlier effective date for service connection.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an initial rating of 60 percent for service-connected CAD and denied increased ratings for other conditions.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a disability rating of 100 percent from July 1, 2023, to July 31, 2023, for service-connected bladder cancer residuals and denied a compensable disability rating from August 1, 2023.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter to obtain private treatment records and a retrospective opinion regarding the manifestations of the Veteran's bladder cancer residuals.
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