The Board granted an earlier effective date of August 10, 2022, for the award of service connection for kidney cancer.
The deciding factor: An earlier effective date is warranted based on the appellant's submission of a complete claim within one year of receiving notification to file the initial request for review on the proper form.
- Claimed conditions
- kidney cancer
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25047348
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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