The Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than September 23, 2008, for the grant of service connection for chronic lymphocytic leukemia was denied as there is no legal entitlement to such a benefit.
The deciding factor: There is no provision under the law providing otherwise that is applicable in this case, and the effective date of an award of compensation based on an original claim will be the date of receipt of the claim or the date entitlement arose, whichever is the later.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic lymphocytic leukemia, an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD))
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2013
- Citation
- 1341270
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