The Board has granted earlier effective dates of January 7, 2020, for the right arm neuropathy associated with squamous cell cancer and for basic eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA). The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are permanent and reasonably certain to continue throughout his lifetime.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the effective date should be January 7, 2020, as this is when the Veteran filed his claim for squamous cell cancer, which included residuals affecting the right arm.
- Claimed conditions
- squamous cell cancer, right arm neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 13, 2024
- Citation
- A24056222
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
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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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Partly granted
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