The Board denied the appellant's claim that the April 1985 rating decision denying helpless child status for DIC benefits was clear and unmistakable error (CUE). The effective date of DIC benefits could not be earlier than November 1, 1994.
The deciding factor: The April 1985 rating decision was final as the appellant's mother did not appeal it. The October 1994 reopened claim established helpless child status and granted DIC benefits effective from November 1, 1994.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 10, 2002
- Citation
- 0214055
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