The Board has determined that an effective date of January 1, 1993 is warranted for the grant of DIC benefits due to VA hospitalization.
The deciding factor: The claim was reopened and granted based on new evidence received after the original denial in July 1993.
- Claimed conditions
- Subdural hematoma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 25, 2003
- Citation
- 0305569
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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