The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for Hodgkin's disease was denied as there is no evidence that a claim was filed prior to August 15, 2005.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran did not file a formal or informal claim for service connection for Hodgkin's disease before August 15, 2005, and thus an earlier effective date is not warranted under applicable regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Hodgkin's disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 5, 2009
- Citation
- 0904112
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
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