Denied
The Board denied the appellant's claim for retroactive payment of DEA benefits under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35.
The deciding factor: The application was not submitted within one year of the initial rating decision, and there were no circumstances that would allow for an earlier effective date.
- 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 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25108354
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