The Board denied the appellant's claim for an earlier effective date for nonservice-connected disability pension benefits, finding that the Veteran became permanently and totally disabled on either August 26, 1996 or September 18, 1996. The decision also noted that the appellant had previously conceded this fact in his original claim.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence at the time of the Veteran's death did not support a finding of earlier disability onset than August 26, 1996 or September 18, 1996.
- Claimed conditions
- Organic Brain Syndrome (OBS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 23, 2010
- Citation
- 1027746
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