The Board has denied the appellant's claims for DIC benefits under section 1318 and basic eligibility for nonservice-connected VA death pension benefits due to a lack of legal merit or entitlement under the law. The appellant failed to provide information regarding her annual income, which is required for basic eligibility.
The deciding factor: The appellant did not meet the net worth requirements for basic eligibility for nonservice-connected VA death pension benefits and was not entitled to DIC benefits pursuant to section 1318 due to a lack of evidence showing that she would have been entitled to such benefits but for CUE in previous final rating decisions.
- Claimed conditions
- unknown
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 22, 2001
- Citation
- 0114372
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What this means for you
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