The veteran's death prevented the payment of additional accrued benefits due to his pending claim for increased compensation, as all benefits accruing within two years before death have been paid.
The deciding factor: The regulation limits payment of a veteran's benefits after their death to those accruing within the last two years of life.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 11, 2001
- Citation
- 0118174
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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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