The Veteran's cause of death was denied prior to January 9, 2016 due to a final denial in May 2013. The appellant filed her petition to reopen the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran’s death on January 9, 2017, more than one year after the effective date of the liberalizing law (Veterans Education and Benefits Expansion Act of 2001) that established presumptive service connection for diabetes mellitus. The Board assigned an effective date of January 9, 2016 based on VA regulations.
The deciding factor: The appellant filed her petition to reopen the claim more than one year after the effective date of the liberalizing law establishing presumptive service connection for diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 11, 2020
- Citation
- 20011545
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