Granted
The veteran's effective date for a 40% rating of bladder cancer is granted as December 1, 2018. The effective date for service connection of erectile dysfunction is January 5, 2011.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's symptoms and medical records supported the higher evaluation and earlier effective date.
- Claimed conditions
- bladder cancer, erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- January 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25001677
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