The Board denied the appellant's claim for an effective date prior to July 23, 1996, for Chapter 35 benefits because she did not file a claim until July 1997. The decision was based on the fact that VA had already recognized her as a school-aged child and the Chapter 35 benefits were merely a different form of benefits already claimed and granted.
The deciding factor: The appellant did not file a claim for Chapter 35 benefits until one year after the compensation award, which necessitated a retroactive award. The Board found that VA lacked administrative authority to grant benefits more than one year prior to the application for the specific benefit.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 23, 2004
- Citation
- 0431099
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