The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for a right lung middle lobe carcinoid due to Agent Orange exposure, finding that no claim was filed with VA expressing intent to seek this benefit.
The deciding factor: Appellant did not file a specific claim for respiratory disorders related to Agent Orange exposure until after the effective date assigned for the grant of service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- right lung middle lobe carcinoid
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 18, 2002
- Citation
- 0206463
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