The Board has determined that an earlier effective date for the grant of dependency and indemnity compensation benefits is not warranted, as the claim was received more than one year after the veteran's death.
The deciding factor: The claim for dependency and indemnity compensation benefits was filed over a year after the veteran's death, which precludes an earlier effective date under VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- metastatic adenocarcinoma of the lung
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 30, 2005
- Citation
- 0535149
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