Denied
The appellant's request for retroactive payment of DEA benefits prior to September 18, 2009, was denied due to her failure to elect a beginning date within the required 60-day period.
The deciding factor: The law does not allow for subsequent change in the election date for the start of Chapter 35 benefit payments after expiration of the 60-day response period.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 12, 2023
- Citation
- 23001101
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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