Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of January 31, 2007, for the award of service connection for prostate cancer and SMC based on loss of use of a creative organ.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran had nautical service in the offshore eligible waters as defined in the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019, allowing an earlier effective date under that act.
- Claimed conditions
- prostate cancer
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25106721
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