The Veteran's appeal is denied as there is no entitlement to retroactive payment for disability compensation benefits or the specific amount of $1,474.00 for December 2011.
The deciding factor: The effective date for service-connected benefits was January 1, 2011, and payments cannot be made prior to February 1, 2011 due to VA regulations. The Veteran's claim for a retroactive payment is denied as there is no entitlement under the law. For the December 2011 payment amount of $1,474.00, the correct amount was determined by DFAS and VA is bound by this finding.
- Claimed conditions
- unknown
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 15, 2019
- Citation
- 19128861
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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