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8/12/09, 12:36 am

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I just found out by accident that a serviceman or his surviving spouse are eligible to collect dic. my husband died of a.l.s. in 1993. Is there any way i would be able to put a claim in for some retroactive period of time.

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Sure, youy could make a claim but it would likely be rejected, You might want to check with DFAS (Defense Finance Accoun...

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Michael E. Hendrickson

DFAS has nothing at all to do with this. As of Sept. 23, 2008 ALS became presumed service connected. If you file a cla...

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Jill Mitchell

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