Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of October 1, 1999, for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) benefits based on the Veteran being a Nehmer class member.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the application of Nehmer stipulations allowing for an earlier effective date when a claimant is a Nehmer class member and has been granted compensation for a covered herbicide disease.
- 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 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25015996
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