The Veteran's service connection claim for residuals of bladder cancer, claimed as due to exposure to ionizing radiation, is granted. The Board finds the Veteran was a 'radiation-exposed veteran' and his current residuals of bladder cancer are presumptively related to his military service in Nagasaki, Japan.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service connection claim for residuals of bladder cancer is granted based on his status as a 'radiation-exposed veteran' due to his service within ten miles of the city limits of Nagasaki, Japan during early 1946. His current residuals are presumed related to exposure to ionizing radiation.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of prostate cancer, residuals of bladder cancer
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 16, 2010
- Citation
- 1030625
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What this means for you
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The Veteran is entitled to an effective date of March 13, 2012, for his claim of entitlement to service connection for residuals of bladder cancer.
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