The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of bladder cancer, claimed as due to asbestos exposure, is denied. The Board finds that the evidence does not support a finding of chronic symptoms in service or continuous after service separation. The claim for an initial compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss and earlier effective date for tinnitus are also denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's bladder cancer was not shown to be related to service, as there is no evidence of chronic symptoms during service or continuity of symptomatology since service separation.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of bladder cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 15, 2015
- Citation
- 1539472
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for residuals of bladder cancer is dismissed as the claim has been granted. The issues of service connection for colon and lung cancers are remanded due to a duty-to-assist error.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 10 percent for residuals of bladder cancer is dismissed because the March 2025 rating decision was a purely ministerial implementation of the March 2025 Board decision.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for residuals of bladder cancer and erectile dysfunction as secondary to the now service-connected bladder cancer.
- Whole decision: Granted
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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