The Board found new and material evidence to reopen the Veteran's claim for service connection of a bladder disorder, but determined that there was no reasonable possibility that the current condition is related to service.
The deciding factor: The Board concluded that the Veteran's current bladder disorder did not manifest until over 45 years after separation from active duty, and there was no evidence linking it to any in-service event or condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Bladder Disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 5, 2011
- Citation
- 1144338
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