The Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for various conditions was received on December 20, 2007. The appellant seeks accrued benefits based on this claim, but the Veteran died before the next month and thus there is no potential for an award.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not survive to the next month after his death, which means he could not have been entitled to any VA benefits as of the effective date of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- sclerosis of the liver, hepatitis C, shortness of breath, enlarged heart, hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hernia, back disability, stomach ulcer, right knee disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 19, 2011
- Citation
- 1119411
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