The Board denied the appellant's claim for an effective date earlier than January 11, 2005 for the grant of death pension benefits. The decision states that the earliest possible date granted by law is January 11, 2005, and there was no legal basis or undisputed facts to support a prior claim.
The deciding factor: The effective date for death pension benefits cannot be earlier than the date of receipt of the claim due to the one-year rule after the veteran's death.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 30, 2010
- Citation
- 1032700
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What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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