The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to April 15, 1998 for the assignment of a 100 percent rating for carcinoma of the prostate with urinary incontinence is denied as there was no factually ascertainable increase in disability within one year prior to the date of receipt of the claim.,The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to June 16, 2005 for the grant of service connection for coronary artery disease is denied as there was no factually ascertainable increase in disability within one year prior to the date of receipt of the claim.,The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to June 6, 2002 for the grant of service connection for Parkinson's Disease is denied as there was no factually ascertainable increase in disability within one year prior to the date of receipt of the claim.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not indicate that the Veteran experienced a factually ascertainable increase in disability related to carcinoma of the prostate with urinary incontinence within one year prior to April 15, 1998.,There is no indication of a factually ascertainable increase in disability related to coronary artery disease within one year prior to June 16, 2005.,The Veteran did not experience a factually ascertainable increase in disability related to Parkinson's Disease within one year prior to June 6, 2002.
- Claimed conditions
- Carcinoma of the prostate, Coronary artery disease, Parkinson's Disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2024
- Citation
- A24065483
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