I filed for Agent Orange disability right around 1967 after discharge from service. It was before the registry was enacted. I was denied a service connection disability because I was told no one knew what symptoms pertained to AO exposure. I filed an appeal and was later told that I had to be 100% disabled to claim AO exposure. I filed a claim before or after the Pact Act. I can’t remember exactly when. It was an appeal that had to do with the denial back around 1967. I found that I can’t find that denial in my service records or health records. Why can’t I locate this claim and denial? Do I need help and assistance? I am 80% disabled but I’m being paid at 100% rate for other service connected disabilities totaling more than 100%
Scenario: widow files for DIC (86)and is denied for service connection. Widow reapplies (95) VA denies for service connection but begins to pay survivor pension. The widow thens collects social security (2013) and then survivors pension is stopped and social security is garnished by VA (2015). During the garnishment a claim was filed for DIC again (2023) and now approved for service connected death. What year will the effective date be?….
if you don't file a disagreement or supplement within 1 year of denial, that particular claim is final. Lets say you wait15 years and then file another claim for the same issue that was denied 15 years ago, if granted the back pay date is not the original date 15 years ago but its the date the new claim was filed.
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I filed for Agent Orange disability right around 1967 after discharge from service. It was before the registry was enacted. I was denied a service connection disability because I was told no one knew what symptoms pertained to AO exposure. I filed an appeal and was later told that I had to be 100% disabled to claim AO exposure. I filed a claim before or after the Pact Act. I can’t remember exactly when. It was an appeal that had to do with the denial back around 1967. I found that I can’t find that denial in my service records or health records. Why can’t I locate this claim and denial? Do I need help and assistance? I am 80% disabled but I’m being paid at 100% rate for other service connected disabilities totaling more than 100%
Scenario: widow files for DIC (86)and is denied for service connection. Widow reapplies (95) VA denies for service connection but begins to pay survivor pension. The widow thens collects social security (2013) and then survivors pension is stopped and social security is garnished by VA (2015). During the garnishment a claim was filed for DIC again (2023) and now approved for service connected death. What year will the effective date be?….
if you don't file a disagreement or supplement within 1 year of denial, that particular claim is final. Lets say you wait15 years and then file another claim for the same issue that was denied 15 years ago, if granted the back pay date is not the original date 15 years ago but its the date the new claim was filed.
What does it take to show that the v.a. made a clear and unmistakable error so that a claim can be re-opened? Thanks.