The appellant's claim for an earlier effective date for DIC benefits was denied. The RO found that the original application did not indicate service connection, and the new application only addressed the cause of death.
The deciding factor: The appellant failed to provide necessary information in her initial application, which led to a denial of her request for an earlier effective date.
- Claimed conditions
- Large cell lymphoma
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 19, 2004
- Citation
- 0407219
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