The Board has determined that the effective date for the grant of service connection for carcinoma of the prostate should be set at February 25, 2004. The veteran's accredited representative submitted a claim on or about this date.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports the submission of a claim by the veteran's accredited representative on February 25, 2004, which is considered as the effective date for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- carcinoma of the prostate
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 27, 2006
- Citation
- 0622302
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What this means for you
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