The VA awarded DIC benefits to the appellant's children, but assigned an effective date of June 1, 1994. The veteran died in May 1994 and the VA had knowledge that the appellant's son and daughter were dependents with apparent entitlement to DIC benefits.
The deciding factor: The VA failed to furnish an appropriate application form for DIC benefits on behalf of the appellant's children after receiving notice of the veteran's death, which allowed for a retroactive effective date based on the duty imposed by 38 C.F.R. § 3.150.
- Claimed conditions
- Dependents' Pension, Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 18, 2000
- Citation
- 0027597
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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