The veteran's application for Service Disabled Veterans Insurance (RH) was denied because it was not submitted within the two-year period following her service-connected disability being granted in April 1996. The veteran did not present evidence of incompetence during this time.
The deciding factor: The veteran failed to submit her application for RH insurance within the statutory two-year period following the grant of service connection for a compensably disabling condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Major depressive reaction, Post traumatic stress disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- November 16, 2007
- Citation
- 0736245
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- Granted
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