Granted
The veteran's effective date for service connection of prostate cancer is granted as July 19, 2022.
The deciding factor: The effective date was set based on the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019 and the date the Veteran's intent to file was received.
- Claimed conditions
- prostate cancer
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25001180
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