The Board denied a higher rating for the residuals of bladder cancer but granted an earlier effective date for service connection.
The deciding factor: The persuasive evidence did not support a higher rating, but the grant was allowed due to the Veteran's exposure to herbicides under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021.
- Claimed conditions
- Bladder cancer residuals
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25110312
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Decisions by this judge: 828 · Granted: 42% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bladder cancer residuals and hearing loss, have been found to be sufficient for a TDIU since April 17, 2018. Effective from that date, the Veteran also has basic eligibility to Dependents' Education Assistance under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35.
- Granted
The Veteran's bladder cancer residuals, hypothyroidism, and arteriosclerotic heart disease have been granted service connection. The Veteran is rated at a 40% for his bladder cancer residuals.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an initial rating of 60 percent for service-connected CAD and denied increased ratings for other conditions.
- 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.
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