The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for carcinoma of the lymph nodes, determining that the earliest possible date of entitlement to service connection was November 10, 1997.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the earliest possible date of entitlement to service connection for carcinoma of the lymph nodes is November 10, 1997, and denied the claim as there was no earlier effective date.
- Claimed conditions
- carcinoma of the lymph nodes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 31, 2000
- Citation
- 0020053
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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