The Board granted an earlier effective date of September 26, 2019, for service connection for hypertension but denied the same for heart disability, DM, and prostate cancer.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for a heart disability, DM, and prostate cancer due to the finality of the June 2017 rating decision. However, the Veteran's intent to file on September 26, 2019, was considered for HTN.
- Claimed conditions
- Heart disability, Diabetes mellitus (DM), Prostate cancer, Hypertension (HTN)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25056731
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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