The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection have been denied.,The Veteran’s TDIU claim has also been remanded.
The deciding factor: The criteria for an effective date earlier than March 14, 2017 are not met as the liberalizing law only applies to claims received by VA on or after January 13, 2017 and the Veteran's claim was not received within one year of his separation from service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of bladder cancer, voiding dysfunction, renal disease, recurrent urethral stone formation
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 20, 2021
- Citation
- 21023375
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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