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Effective Award Date of Disability Compensation
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I created a claim using eBenefits on July 20, 2015 which established the notice of intent to submit a claim. I have the email from the VA stating that I created the claim for disability compensation. I officially submitted the claim July 12, 2016 and also have the confirmation email from the VA to prove it. My claim was processed which increased my compensation amount. I had assumed that I would receive back pay from July 20, 2015 to the award date, however, when I spoke with the VA they informed me that I only received back pay to August 2016. I have no idea where the August date came from and when I requested additional information, I was told that I need to submit a NOD for the effective award date. This is almost 16 months of back pay that I would not receive so it's not a small amount.
My question is shouldn’t the award date be based on when the claim was initiated in eBenefits and not when the claim was was submitted?
Thanks for your assistance.
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Something strange is going on because the date on the 526 form is July 2016, however, in eBenefits it shows that it was initiate in July 2015. See file labeled “VA Benefits 2015” and “VA_2015_Claim”
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