The Board found that the appellant did not file an earlier claim for death pension, and thus denied her request for an effective date earlier than February 19, 2004.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the appellant filed a formal application in February 2004, which was received by VA on February 19, 2004. No prior claim was found to support her request for an earlier effective date.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 29, 2006
- Citation
- 0640189
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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.
What you can do next
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