The Board has determined that the correct delimiting date for the appellant's DEA benefits is March 26, 2013. The appeal is granted to this extent.
The deciding factor: The Veteran was notified of his unemployability and entitlement to DEA benefits on March 25, 2003. The appellant, who was between her 18th and 26th birthdays at that time, elected the beginning date for her eligibility period as either October 24, 2002 (her 18th birthday) or March 26, 2003 (the notification of DEA benefits). The Board found that March 26, 2003 was the most advantageous choice and thus determined it to be the correct delimiting date.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 21, 2014
- Citation
- 1407549
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