Granted
The Board granted the Veteran's appeal, finding that the severance of service connection for bladder cancer, prostate cancer, kidney disease, scars, and hypertension was improper. The Board also granted the appeal for the severance of Special Monthly Compensation (SMC) based on statutory housebound and Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA).
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was not clear and unmistakable error in the original grant of service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- bladder cancer, prostate cancer, kidney disease, open linear scar, anterior trunk open linear scar, hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25001992
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