The Board finds that the veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than July 17, 2001 for payment of VA disability compensation benefits is denied. The RO did not fail to comply with any duty in informing the veteran about his right to elect between his severance pay and VA disability compensation benefits when he was removed from the Temporary Disability Retirement List in April 1970.
The deciding factor: VA had a duty to inform the veteran again of his right to elect between his severance pay and his VA disability compensation benefits when he was removed from the TDRL in April 1970, but did not fail to comply with this duty.
- Claimed conditions
- Left leg disability (residuals of a fracture of the left lateral tibial plateau with Pellegrini-Stieda's disease)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 10, 2006
- Citation
- 0619990
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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.
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