The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of June 4, 1999 for the grant of nonservice-connected pension benefits. The evidence did not show that the veteran was entitled to such benefits prior to June 1999.
The deciding factor: The evidence failed to demonstrate that the veteran met the criteria for a non-service connected pension prior to June 4, 1999.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 5, 2006
- Citation
- 0619586
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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