Denied
The Veteran died in September 1986 and the appellant filed a claim for accrued benefits more than one year later. The Board found that the claim was not timely filed, thus denying the appellant's request for accrued benefits.
The deciding factor: The appellant did not file her claim within one year of the Veteran’s death as required by law.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19147151
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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