The Veteran's claim for service connection for larynx squamous cell carcinoma and laryngectomy was not filed before December 20, 2018. Therefore, the effective date cannot be earlier than that date.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of a prior service connection claim filed by the Veteran within one year of his separation from active duty or prior to December 20, 2018.
- Claimed conditions
- larynx squamous cell carcinoma, laryngectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2019
- Citation
- A19003486
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