The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for residual scarring, status post prostatectomy is denied. The effective date was assigned as September 3, 2014, based on the filing date of his increased rating claim for prostate cancer with prostatectomy.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not appeal the September 2005 rating decision which originally adjudicated the grant of service connection for his prostate cancer residuals and assigned an initial rating. Thus, that award and all of its components are final.
- Claimed conditions
- residual scarring, status post prostatectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- June 14, 2019
- Citation
- 19146660
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.
What you can do next
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