The Board determined that the retroactive termination of DIC benefits to the appellant as the surviving spouse of the veteran effective September 1, 1984 was proper. However, the appeal for reinstatement of DIC benefits prior to October 1, 1998 was denied.
The deciding factor: The appellant's DIC benefits were terminated retroactively due to her remarriage in July 1979 and subsequent divorce from L.B. in August 1984. The Board found that she did not meet the eligibility criteria for reinstatement of DIC benefits prior to October 1, 1998.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 24, 2001
- Citation
- 0119173
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