The Board denied an effective date prior to February 2, 2017 for the award of DIC benefits due to lack of a formal claim within one year of the Veteran's death.,Accrued benefits were also denied as no formal application was submitted within one year after the Veteran's death.
The deciding factor: The appellant did not submit a formal claim for DIC and accrued benefits within one year of the Veteran's death, which is required by law.
- Claimed conditions
- Tongue cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 29, 2023
- Citation
- 23019430
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- Remanded (sent back)
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