The Veteran's service-connected bladder cancer is rated at 100 percent, but the rating criteria do not allow for a permanent and total disability rating due to the possibility of remission. The claim is denied.
The deciding factor: The rating criteria for the Veteran’s service-connected bladder cancer do not allow for a permanent and total disability rating as there is a possibility of remission.
- Claimed conditions
- Bladder cancer status post transurethral resection bladder tumor (TURBT), Retrograde ejaculation, Urinary incontinence
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2020
- Citation
- 20004915
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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