The Board granted an effective date of December 7, 2021, for the award of a 40 percent disability rating for bladder cancer residuals but denied a higher rating.
The deciding factor: The evidence was in approximate balance to support an earlier effective date and a 40 percent rating, but not more than that.
- Claimed conditions
- Bladder cancer residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- October 23, 2024
- Citation
- A24068383
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board denied a higher rating for the residuals of bladder cancer but granted an earlier effective date for service connection.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a disability rating of 100 percent from July 1, 2023, to July 31, 2023, for service-connected bladder cancer residuals and denied a compensable disability rating from August 1, 2023.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter to obtain private treatment records and a retrospective opinion regarding the manifestations of the Veteran's bladder cancer residuals.
- Dismissed
The appeals for increased ratings and service connection were dismissed due to untimely filings.
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