The Board granted an effective date of May 6, 2023 for the award of Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) based on service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to presumed exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the fact that all eligibility criteria for the liberalized benefit were met as of May 6, 2023, one year prior to the date of receipt of the appellant's request for benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- Multiple myeloma
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 5, 2024
- Citation
- A24072064
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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