The Veteran's bladder cancer residuals resulted predominantly in urinary frequency, but not leakage requiring an appliance or absorbent pads.,The Veteran's left ear hearing loss was rated at 0 percent based on the Maryland CNC speech recognition score and pure tone thresholds.,TDIU prior to September 30, 2007 is denied as the Veteran had been employed until his retirement from the fire department.
The deciding factor: The rating criteria explicitly contemplates urinary frequency but not leakage requiring an appliance or absorbent pads. The Veteran's symptoms do not meet the criteria for a higher rating.,The Veteran's left ear hearing loss was rated at 0 percent as it did not meet the criteria for an exceptional pattern of hearing impairment under 38 C.F.R. § 4.86.,TDIU prior to September 2007 is denied because the Veteran had been employed until his retirement from the fire department, and there was no evidence indicating he was unemployable before that date.
- Claimed conditions
- Bladder cancer, Left ear hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19168972
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What this means for you
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