The Board denied the Veteran's requests for earlier effective dates for service connection and special monthly compensation. The effective date for service connection was set at March 6, 2000, while the effective date for housebound status was May 2, 2014.
The deciding factor: The claims were not based on presumptive exposure to herbicides or other specific conditions, and thus did not meet the criteria for earlier effective dates.
- Claimed conditions
- left ventricular dysfunction, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 5, 2018
- Citation
- 18147357
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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