The veteran's claim for non-service-connected pension benefits is granted due to his permanent and total disability, which was reopened based on new evidence. The effective date of the grant is not specified.
The deciding factor: The veteran's disability was reopened based on newly submitted evidence that demonstrated a change in his condition from the time of his initial claim.
- Claimed conditions
- permanent and total disability not the result of willful misconduct
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 16, 2003
- Citation
- 0327801
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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.
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