The Veteran's claim for nonservice-connected pension was denied as there is no evidence of entitlement arising prior to July 2010, and the earliest date of impairment found by SSA was May 1, 2011.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of entitlement to nonservice-connected pension prior to July 2010, and the earliest date of impairment found by Social Security Administration (SSA) was May 1, 2011.
- Claimed conditions
- right eye blindness, degenerative disc disease (DDD) in spine, mental health issues
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 23, 2017
- Citation
- 1723919
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