The Board found that the November 12, 1964 rating decision denying service connection for a bladder condition was not clearly and unmistakably erroneous. The claim of reopening the urinary tract disability (claimed as bladder neck contracture) was denied due to lack of new and material evidence.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the November 12, 1964 rating decision correctly applied existing regulations and did not err in finding congenital bladder neck contracture a constitutional or developmental abnormality not subject to service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Bladder Condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 27, 2017
- Citation
- 1760456
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