The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of accrued benefits due to the liberalizing law that became effective on January 1, 2002. The veteran's lung carcinoma and metastatic brain carcinoma were granted service connection on this basis.
The deciding factor: The liberalizing law becoming effective on January 1, 2002 precluded an earlier effective date for the grant of accrued benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- lung carcinoma, metastatic brain carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 30, 2006
- Citation
- 0615633
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What this means for you
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