The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of DIC benefits, finding that the appellant's application was not received until many years after the Veteran's death.
The deciding factor: The appellant failed to submit a formal application for DIC benefits within one year of the Veteran's death, resulting in the effective date being set at the date of receipt of her claim (June 25, 2004).
- Claimed conditions
- Cause of death (not specified in the decision)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 27, 2010
- Citation
- 1032364
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What this means for you
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