Denied
The Board denied an effective date prior to June 1, 1999 for the grant of DIC benefits due to lack of evidence of a claim or intent to file such a claim before that date.
The deciding factor: There is no legal basis on which to assign an earlier effective date as there is no evidence of record indicating an intent to file for DIC benefits prior to June 1, 1999.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 22, 2008
- Citation
- 0813197
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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