The Board denied an effective date prior to January 25, 2024, for the grant of service connection for kidney cancer and remanded the matter of an initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent.
The deciding factor: The claimant's reports of suffering from kidney cancer since 2011 or 2012 were considered, but VA cannot assign an effective date earlier than the date of claim.
- Claimed conditions
- kidney cancer, status post left kidney removal
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2024
- Citation
- A24072744
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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