DeniedPACT Act
The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date than August 10, 2022, for SMC based on loss of use of a creative organ and for an award of service connection for neoplasms of the male reproductive system, erectile dysfunction, and for an abdomen scar, post-prostatectomy.
The deciding factor: The appropriate effective date was determined to be August 10, 2022, due to the PACT Act's provisions for presumptive service connection in this context.
- Claimed conditions
- neoplasms of the male reproductive system, erectile dysfunction, abdomen scar, post-prostatectomy
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25015537
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