The Veteran's claim for service connection for prostate cancer was received on October 26, 2007. The effective date of the grant of service connection is set to November 9, 2006.
The deciding factor: The earliest possible effective date under VA regulations is the day following the date of separation from service (December 5, 1966), but since no claim was filed within one year prior to that date, the effective date is set based on when the claim was received (October 26, 2007).
- Claimed conditions
- prostate cancer
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 8, 2010
- Citation
- 1008544
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What this means for you
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