The veteran's claim for a permanent and total disability rating for pension purposes was denied as the veteran failed to report for scheduled VA examinations without good cause.
The deciding factor: The veteran did not provide adequate reasons for failing to report for scheduled VA examinations, leading to denial of his claim.
- Claimed conditions
- nonservice-connected disabilities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 16, 2002
- Citation
- 0203474
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran is granted non-service-connected disability pension benefits from April 24, 2009 to April 30, 2010. The case is remanded for further development regarding continuing entitlement for calendar years 2010 to the present.
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