The Board denied the appellant's accrued benefits claim as it was not filed within one year of her husband's death, and there is no evidence that he had a pending claim for such benefits at the time of his death.
The deciding factor: The appellant did not file her accrued benefits claim within the one-year deadline following her husband's death, which is required by law.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 26, 2004
- Citation
- 0413493
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What this means for you
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