The veteran's claim for service connection for juvenile granulosa cell tumor was granted with an effective date of October 27, 2003. The Board found that the earlier effective date of September 5, 2002, is not warranted as there was no evidence of a prior claim.
The deciding factor: The August 2003 VA examination report was considered an informal claim for service connection and thus within one year of separation from service. However, the Board cannot grant an earlier effective date based on this consideration.
- Claimed conditions
- juvenile granulosa cell tumor
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2007
- Citation
- 0739739
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What this means for you
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