DeniedPACT Act
The Board denied the claims for an earlier effective date and a compensable rating for bladder cancer and prostate cancer, as service connection was granted under the PACT Act on August 10, 2022.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the fact that the PACT Act's effective date cannot be earlier than its enactment date of August 10, 2022.
- Claimed conditions
- bladder cancer, prostate cancer
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25021744
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