The appellant seeks an effective date prior to June 1, 2000 for the award of death pension. The Board denied this claim as her May 2000 application was received more than 45 days after the veteran's death.
The deciding factor: The effective date is determined by the date of receipt of the claim and must be within the 45-Day Rule, which in this case means the claim must have been filed within 45 days of the veteran's death. The appellant's May 2000 application did not meet these criteria.
- 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 23, 2002
- Citation
- 0214842
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What this means for you
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