The Board dismissed the appellant's claim for an earlier effective date of October 1, 1989 for the grant of DIC benefits as a matter of law due to lack of proper appeal and no allegation of clear and unmistakable error (CUE).
The deciding factor: The appellant did not file a timely appeal or any motion for CUE regarding the effective date assigned by the RO.
- Claimed conditions
- DIC (Dependency and Indemnity Compensation)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 26, 2008
- Citation
- 0828899
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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