The Veteran's claim for special monthly pension based on the need for aid and attendance was received by VA on March 26, 2008. The appellant argues that he should be entitled to an earlier effective date due to his mother's previous contact with a local Veterans office in June 2006. However, the Board finds no legal basis for assigning an effective date earlier than March 26, 2008.
The deciding factor: The effective date for the award of pension based on the need for aid and attendance is fixed to the date on which entitlement first arose or the date on which the claim was received, whichever is later. In this case, the Veteran's initial claim was received on March 26, 2008.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 2, 2014
- Citation
- 1414252
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