The Board granted service connection for prostate cancer effective September 29, 1997. The veteran's claim was received on September 29, 1998, more than one year after his separation from service, but the effective date is set at the date of the administrative determination of entitlement, which is prior to the date of the claim.
The deciding factor: The VA added prostate cancer as a disability presumed to be associated with herbicide exposure effective November 7, 1996. The veteran's claim for service connection was received more than one year after this change in law, so the effective date is set at September 29, 1997.
- Claimed conditions
- Prostate cancer, High cholesterol
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 16, 2004
- Citation
- 0409979
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What this means for you
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
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