The Board has granted an effective date of June 1, 2008 for the award of service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death. The earliest allowable effective date is determined to be the first day of the month of the Veteran’s death.
The deciding factor: The claim was received within one year of the Veteran’s death and meets the criteria for a valid notice of disagreement with the September 2009 denial, making February 9, 2009 the appropriate date of claim. As the claim was received within one year of the Veteran's death on June [REDACTED], 2008, the effective date is set at June 1, 2008.
- Claimed conditions
- Cause of death
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2021
- Citation
- 21003638
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date for service connection for the cause of death due to lack of receipt within one year of the Veteran's death.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a failure to consider new evidence regarding toxic exposure at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, and to issue another TERA memo.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that the Veteran's cause of death is not service-connected, and now requires further review to ensure proper notification regarding a hearing.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The claim for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) has been dismissed as moot due to the grant of service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.
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