The appellant is not entitled to an earlier effective date for the award of DIC benefits due to her claim being filed more than one year after the regulatory amendment took effect, and she did not meet all eligibility criteria on the effective date of the law or VA issue.
The deciding factor: The appellant's claim was filed more than one year after the October 2004 regulatory change that granted presumptive service connection for atherosclerotic heart disease and hypertensive vascular disease for former POWs, and she did not meet all eligibility criteria on the effective date of the law or VA issue.
- Claimed conditions
- myocardial infarction (MI), severe coronary artery disease (CAD)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 27, 2012
- Citation
- 1240301
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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