The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of September 22, 1998, for the award of pension benefits. The veteran had submitted a claim for VA pension benefits on September 22, 1998, and there is no evidence in the record to support his allegation that he filed a prior claim.
The deciding factor: The effective date cannot be earlier than the date of claim (September 22, 1998) as per the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 18, 2002
- Citation
- 0200711
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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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