DeniedPACT Act
The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for service connection for laryngeal cancer and neck scar disabilities, as the earliest permissible effective date is August 10, 2022, due to the PACT Act.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the fact that the PACT Act lowered the threshold for obtaining a VA TERA opinion, which provided the necessary evidence for service connection in this case.
- Claimed conditions
- laryngeal cancer with laryngectomy, scar, anterior base of neck from surgery
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25086478
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