Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date for DIC benefits, finding no evidence of an intent to file a claim prior to June 1, 2004.
The deciding factor: No document submitted between the issuance of the final December 1996 decision and June 1, 2004 indicated an intent to pursue a claim for DIC benefits based on recognition as the Veteran's surviving spouse.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25108064
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