The veteran's claim for an effective date prior to November 7, 1996, for a grant of service connection for residuals of prostate cancer is denied as the law does not allow for an earlier effective date.
The deciding factor: The liberalizing regulation that added prostate cancer to the list of presumptive diseases based on exposure to herbicides was enacted after the veteran's claim was received. Therefore, the earliest possible effective date is November 7, 1996.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of prostate cancer
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 5, 2000
- Citation
- 0011956
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What this means for you
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
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- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for residuals of prostate cancer and Addison's disease, both linked to herbicide exposure during active duty.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for residuals of prostate cancer, finding no evidence that the Veteran's condition was related to his active military service or exposure to ionizing radiation.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for kidney cancer as secondary to the service-connected hypertension and granted a total rating based on individual employability due to service-connected disabilities from March 19, 2024. Other claims were denied.
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