The Board found that VA did not fail to diagnose or treat the appellant's bladder cancer in a timely manner, and thus compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for removal of prostate, bladder, and partial removal of urethra is denied.
The deciding factor: VA failed to exercise the degree of care expected from a reasonable health care provider in diagnosing the appellant's bladder cancer in September 2006, but it did not cause any additional disability as a result.
- Claimed conditions
- Prostate, Bladder, Urethra
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 15, 2011
- Citation
- 1145782
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