Denied
The Board has determined that the appellant is not entitled to an effective date earlier than September 1, 1996 for a grant of death pension benefits. The claim was filed after August 5, 1996 and there is no evidence supporting an earlier filing.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence showing an informal claim or a valid claim prior to August 5, 1996, the date assigned by the agency of original jurisdiction as the effective date of the 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
- March 29, 2006
- Citation
- 0609106
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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