The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of July 8, 1999, for his non-service-connected disability pension benefits due to lack of evidence showing he was prevented from applying for pension benefits for a period of at least 30 days beginning on the date he became permanently and totally disabled.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claim was received by VA on July 8, 1999, which is considered the effective date as it is later than any other potential earlier dates. The evidence does not show that the veteran had a disability preventing him from applying for pension benefits for at least 30 days beginning on the date he became permanently and totally disabled.
- Claimed conditions
- non-service-connected end stage renal disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 24, 2001
- Citation
- 0111854
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What this means for you
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