Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for the residuals of prostate cancer was dismissed as it has been granted. The claims for earlier effective dates, TDIU, and initial ratings were denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim for service connection for prostate cancer is now moot due to a full grant of benefits. For other issues, there was no formal or informal claim between the final denial in 2013 and the new application in 2024, thus an earlier effective date cannot be granted.
- Claimed conditions
- prostate cancer, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), hypertension, actinic keratosis, basal cell carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25091052
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