The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date prior to August 15, 1996, for the payment of nonservice-connected pension benefits. The decision stated that the appellant was not entitled to an earlier effective date based on facts occurring subsequent to a previous final denial and did not fall within any exception to the regulations.
The deciding factor: The Board found no legal basis to support the appellant's argument regarding an earlier effective date, as his claim does not fall within any exception to 38 C.F.R. § 3.400.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 23, 2000
- Citation
- 0022289
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What this means for you
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