Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of November 18, 2019, for service connection for the Veteran's cause of death.
The deciding factor: The appellant continuously pursued her claim since November 2019, and the effective date is based on the receipt date of the initial claim or the date when entitlement arose, whichever is later.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25042195
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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