Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of October 19, 2018, for service connection for colon cancer due to the Veteran showing good cause for the late filing of his June 2022 supplemental claim.
The deciding factor: Good cause was found based on difficulties encountered during the national emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic, specifically difficulty in obtaining and communicating with a representative to assist him in this matter.
- Claimed conditions
- colon cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25087170
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