Granted
The Board granted the veteran's appeal for basic eligibility for DEA benefits from August 1, 2014, but no earlier.
The deciding factor: The Appellant provided good cause for his untimely election of the start date to receive DEA benefits due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mail delivery services.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25085367
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