Service connection for benign papilloma of bladder status post laser uretholithiasis is granted. The claim of entitlement to service connection for pneumonia is remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current diagnosis of benign papilloma of bladder status post laser uretholithiasis was related to his in-service radiation exposure, which is presumed due to military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Benign papilloma of bladder status post laser uretholithiasis, Pneumonia, Spine disorder, Right shoulder disorder, Left elbow disorder, Neck disorder, Right knee disorder, Thyroid disorder, Osteoporosis
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Ionizing radiation
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19172404
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