The Board has granted an effective date of February 8, 2013 for the award of service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death. The decision is based on a claim submitted by the appellant in February 2013, which was considered as reopening and granting her previously denied claims.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the appellant's February 8, 2013 statement constituted an informal claim to reopen her previously denied claims of service connection for the Veteran's COD. As such, the effective date is set at February 8, 2013.
- Claimed conditions
- COD
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 15, 2026
- Citation
- A26034992
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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