The Board has granted an effective date of December 13, 2002 for the award of DIC for service connection for the cause of the Veteran’s death. The appellant's original claim was denied in January 2003 and a petition to reopen her claim was denied in March 2003 due to lack of new and material evidence. However, she submitted additional evidence in October 2003 which led to reconsideration of her petition to reopen the previously denied claim. The appellant continuously appealed until September 2015 when the rating decision granted her DIC for service connection for the cause of the Veteran’s death.
The deciding factor: The December 13, 2002 petition to reopen the previously denied claim was considered due to new and material evidence submitted by the appellant in October 2003.
- Claimed conditions
- cause of death (Veteran's death)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2021
- Citation
- 21001542
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