The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the award of special monthly pension based on the need for aid and attendance, finding that no formal or informal claim was filed prior to November 20, 2004, and thus denying the claim.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence showing a formal or informal claim for disability pension prior to November 20, 2004. The veteran's claim lacks legal merit as there is no basis for granting an effective date earlier than November 20, 2004, due to the lack of incapacitation preventing filing and the absence of provisions allowing such entitlement under Public Law 107-103.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 30, 2008
- Citation
- 0837402
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