The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for pulmonary granulomatous disease, as no new and relevant evidence was received prior to August 30, 2021.
The deciding factor: No new and relevant evidence was submitted before August 30, 2021, which is required to establish an earlier effective date under the regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- pulmonary granulomatous disease
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25049804
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