The Board has determined that the May 1997 decision was clear and unmistakable error, and granted an effective date of February 1, 1983 for the grant of death pension benefits.
The deciding factor: The appellant filed a claim with the Social Security Administration for survivor benefits in January 1983, which is considered to be a claim for VA death pension benefits at that time. The appropriate effective date for the grant of VA death pension benefits is February 1, 1983.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 1, 2001
- Citation
- 0115208
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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