The Board denied the appellant's claim for proceeds of Service Disabled Veterans' (RH) Insurance as the veteran did not file an application prior to his death and was never found to be mentally incompetent.
The deciding factor: The veteran did not apply for RH insurance within the required time period, nor was he found to be mentally incompetent at any point following service connection grants.
- Claimed conditions
- generalized arteriosclerosis, hiatal hernia with symptomatic gastro-esophageal reflux, degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine, bursitis of the right elbow
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 15, 2002
- Citation
- 0201598
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What this means for you
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- Denied
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