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 assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 15, 2015
- Citation
- 1539472
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- Granted
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- 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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