The Board denied the Appellant's claim for accrued benefits in excess of $529.00, finding that she is not entitled to such benefits due to lack of legal basis under 38 U.S.C. § 5121.
The deciding factor: There is no legal basis to award accrued benefits in excess of $529.00 under 38 U.S.C. § 5121, as the facts of this case are not in dispute and the law is dispositive.
- 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 21, 2019
- Citation
- 19148794
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