The Board has determined that the appellant's claim for an earlier effective date than March 15, 2001 for the grant of Dependency and Indemnity compensation (DIC) is denied. The March 2001 rating decision assignment of March 15, 2001 as the effective date for the grant of DIC became a final decision.
The deciding factor: The appellant did not raise a claim of clear and unmistakable error in the March 2001 rating decision or present new and material evidence to reopen the claim. The Board found that there was no legal basis for her request for an earlier effective date than March 15, 2001.
- Claimed conditions
- Cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 22, 2008
- Citation
- 0806061
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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