Denied
The Board denied the earlier effective date for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) benefits and dismissed the appeal for accrued benefits due to a procedural defect.
The deciding factor: The law does not permit an earlier effective date for DIC benefits, and concurrent elections of administrative review options are prohibited.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25011430
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