Erika E. Taylor v. R. James Nicholson

On Appeal from the Board of Veterans’ Appeals

KASOLD, Judge:

Mrs. Erika E. Taylor, surviving wife of veteran Theodore Taylor, appeals pro se a January 14, 2005, decision of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board) that denied her claim for accrued benefits because her deceased husband’s (1) pending disability compensation claim for a seizure disorder was not service connected, and (2) claim for an effective date earlier than June 2, 1997, for a 100% disability rating for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was not pending at the time of his death. For the reasons set forth below, the…