$490,063 Accrued Legal claimants   This case explains and supports all of the regulations I put into another  thread here,that has been closed.  www.va.gov/vetapp08/files5/0839433.txt   In Part:    "In a November 2005 rating decision, the veteran was awarded service connection for a seizure disorder, rated as 100 percent disabling, effective back to June 4, 1981.  As a result, the veteran was awarded retroactive payments totaling $490,063.