Wells v. Principi

KRAMER, Associate Judge:

Appellant seeks reversal of an August 17,1990, decision of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA) denying her entitlement to an effective date earlier than May 1, 1988, for the payment of Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) based on 0-4 grade. Because we can find nothing in the governing laws and their legislative histories that would entitle appellant to an earlier effective date, we affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

In 1962, Congress provided for retroactive date of award for DIC benefits by enacting 38 U.S.C. § 3010 (redesignated 38 U.S.C. § 5110), titled Effective Dates of…