The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of coronary artery disease, prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction, and special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ is denied.,The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for aid and attendance allowance for his spouse is denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show that the Veteran submitted a formal or informal claim prior to April 6, 2017 for service connection of coronary artery disease. The claims for prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction, and special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ were granted in part due to newly associated service department records (Project CHECO Report) that existed but had not been previously considered.,The Veteran's claim for aid and attendance allowance was received by VA on June 11, 2020. There is no evidence of an earlier claim or intent to file a claim prior to this date.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease, prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction, loss of use of a creative organ
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 17, 2021
- Citation
- A21018373
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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