The Board found that the veteran was not continuously rated as totally disabled for a period of 10 or more years prior to his death, thus denying DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.
The deciding factor: The veteran's disability evaluation was reviewed multiple times before he died and did not meet the criteria for entitlement to DIC benefits as he was not rated totally disabled for a period of at least 10 years prior to his death.
- Claimed conditions
- paranoid-type schizophrenic reaction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 15, 2003
- Citation
- 0323882
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