The veteran's claim for an effective date prior to April 22, 2002 for service connection of gastrointestinal stromal tumor was denied as there is no evidence of a formal claim or written intent to file a claim for service connection for gastrointestinal stromal tumor prior to April 22, 2002.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claim was not filed before the effective date of the liberalizing law that granted service connection based on presumptive exposure to herbicides and soft tissue sarcoma.
- Claimed conditions
- gastrointestinal stromal tumor
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 12, 2007
- Citation
- 0701012
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- Granted
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- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran was likely exposed to herbicide agents in Korea and his soft tissue sarcoma is presumptively linked to this exposure, thus granting service connection.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's back strain, at least in part, was not reasonably foreseeable as a result of his VA treatment and has granted compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for this condition.
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