Granted
The Board granted an effective date of March 15, 2016, for the award of service connection for prostate cancer.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's claim remained pending and thus the proper effective date is the date of the initial claim for service connection for prostate cancer.
- Claimed conditions
- prostate cancer
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25008818
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