Granted
The Board granted an effective date of November 1, 1984, for the award of Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) based on service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.
The deciding factor: The criteria for an earlier effective date are met under 38 C.F.R. § 3.816(d)(2).
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25011781
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