The Board denied the appellant's request for an earlier effective date of August 12, 1991, for DIC benefits due to her informal claim received on that date. The decision also noted that there was no information or evidence suggesting a prior claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The appeal is based on the appellant's informal claim received in August 12, 1991, which predates any applicable presumptive regulations and thus cannot be granted an earlier effective date.
- Claimed conditions
- Cause of death (presumed due to diabetes mellitus)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 14, 2006
- Citation
- 0638955
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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