The Board granted an effective date of June 29, 2021, for the award of service connection for residuals of bladder cancer and associated disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran continuously pursued the claim for service connection for residuals of bladder cancer within one year of filing an intent to file a claim, and VA received his Fully Developed Claim (VA Form 21-526EZ) on July 20, 2021.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of bladder cancer, Kidney disease as residuals of bladder cancer, Erectile dysfunction associated with residuals of bladder cancer, Scar of the anterior trunk, associated with underlying soft tissue damage, Scar of the anterior trunk, not associated with underlying soft tissue damage, Special monthly compensation (SMC) based on loss of use of a creative organ
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25053460
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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- Dismissed
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- Denied
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- Partly granted
The Veteran was denied a TDIU for the period from August 31, 2010, to January 1, 2015, but granted a TDIU for the period from January 1, 2015, to August 16, 2022 (exclusive of the period from September 18, 2017, to December 31, 2017), and was denied special monthly compensation based on housebound status.
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