The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for grants of service connection for metastatic poorly differentiated non-small cell lung carcinoma and metastatic cancer of the liver for accrued benefit purposes.
The deciding factor: The effective date assigned by the RO was determined to be incorrect due to government error, but there is no legal basis for finding a prior effective date as VA benefits were not claimed before October 1993.
- Claimed conditions
- metastatic poorly differentiated non-small cell lung carcinoma, metastatic cancer of the liver
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 30, 2000
- Citation
- 0031159
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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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