The Board denied an earlier effective date for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that the claim was not received until August 19, 1999, and granted service connection based on a presumption due to the veteran being a former prisoner of war who experienced localized edema during captivity. The effective date is set at August 19, 2000.
The deciding factor: The claim was not received until more than one year after the effective date of the liberalizing law in August 1993, and benefits may be authorized only for a period of 1 year prior to the date of receipt of the appellant's claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Ischemic heart disease
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 21, 2000
- Citation
- 0033393
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What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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