The Veteran's bladder cancer disability is rated at 60 percent, but no higher. A separate 10 percent rating for recurrent UTIs as a residual of bladder cancer is granted.,Service-connected scars are currently rated at 20 percent, with an effective date of May 13, 2015. The Veteran's post-operative anterior trunk scars do not warrant a compensable rating.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's bladder disability manifests voiding dysfunction as the predominant condition and is currently rated at its maximum schedular value.,The Veteran has recurrent UTIs that require intermittent intensive management, which warrants a separate 10 percent evaluation under the criteria for genitourinary conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Bladder Cancer, Post-operative Anterior Trunk Scars
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- March 22, 2024
- Citation
- A24013580
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- Granted
The Veteran's hypertension was granted a 10 percent rating for the period prior to August 10, 2022. The Veteran's bladder cancer received a 100 percent rating from March 7, 2018 until September 8, 2018.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for bladder cancer effective from December 16, 2005, finding that the Veteran had a claim pending since then.
- Granted
The Veteran's psychiatric disability, hypertension, and bladder cancer are granted service connection. The Board has remanded the cases for further development regarding herbicide exposure claims.
- Denied
The Veteran's bladder cancer residuals were denied as service connection was not established due to lack of in-service exposure to herbicides or asbestos, and the current disability is not related to his service.
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