The Board denied entitlement to an effective date prior to October 1, 1998 for the reinstatement of DIC benefits as the law did not allow retroactive application prior to October 1, 1998.
The deciding factor: Congress did not intend to accord retroactive effect to section 1311(e) which allows for reinstatement of DIC benefits upon termination of a subsequent marriage.
- Claimed conditions
- unknown
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 3, 2000
- Citation
- 0011590
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What this means for you
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