The Board denied an earlier effective date for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to ischemic heart disease, finding that the appellant did not submit a claim within one year from the date of her husband's death.
The deciding factor: The appellant submitted her claim after the first year following the date of her husband's death and thus, the effective date is set at the later of the date she filed or the date of her husband's death.
- Claimed conditions
- Ischemic heart disease (including coronary artery disease)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 20, 2020
- Citation
- 20013245
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