The Board has granted an effective date of September 3, 2002 for the grant of service connection for cancer of the larynx. The veteran's informal claim in September 2002 was considered as a formal application to reopen his previously denied claim.
The deciding factor: The veteran submitted an informal claim in September 2002 which, when combined with the use of proper claim-triggering language in December 2003, constituted a valid application for service connection. The effective date is set based on the receipt of this formal application.
- Claimed conditions
- Cancer of the larynx
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 8, 2007
- Citation
- 0717144
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