The Board granted service connection for kidney cancer, an effective date of April 10, 2006, for fibromyalgia, and a 70 percent rating for major depressive disorder, all for accrued benefits purposes.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's exposure to toxic substances during the Persian Gulf War period provided a basis for granting service connection under the PACT Act.
- Claimed conditions
- kidney cancer, fibromyalgia, to include joint pain due to an undiagnosed illness which progressed to seronegative spondyloarthritis, major depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- November 12, 2024
- Citation
- A24073713
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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