The Board denied the claim for an effective date earlier than May 26, 2010, for the grant of DIC benefits as the June 1988 rating decision denying service connection became final and the earliest date after that was May 26, 2010.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the appellant's claim for an effective date earlier than May 26, 2010, for the grant of DIC benefits must be denied as it is not earlier than the date of receipt of her current claim on May 26, 2010.
- Claimed conditions
- Cause of death (presumed to be related to service
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 30, 2016
- Citation
- 1639289
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