The Board has determined that the effective date for the grant of DIC benefits for the veteran's minor children should be December 1, 1998, based on the appellant filing an informal claim within one year after the veteran's death.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the appellant filed an informal claim for VA benefits and/or a claim for SSA benefits within one year of the veteran's death, which established entitlement to DIC benefits as of December 1, 1998.
- Claimed conditions
- Cause of death (veteran's death), Dependency and indemnity compensation for minor children
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 4, 2007
- Citation
- 0737963
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