The Board has granted the DIC benefits at the full dollar rate effective April 1, 2006. The appellant's claim for earlier effective date was denied as she did not meet all eligibility criteria prior to her submission of a formal claim on April 11, 2007.
The deciding factor: The appellant submitted a claim for DIC benefits at the full dollar rate after December 27, 2003 when the law allowing such payments was enacted. The earliest she could be granted this benefit is April 1, 2006 due to her continuous residency in the United States and meeting all eligibility criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 26, 2010
- Citation
- 1003771
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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