The Board denied the appellant's claim of entitlement to DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 because the veteran was not continuously rated as totally disabled by reason of service-connected disability for a period of ten years or more immediately preceding his death, and there was no evidence indicating that he would have been rated as 100 percent disabled if he had established service connection.
The deciding factor: The veteran did not establish service connection for any condition during his lifetime, nor did he file a claim for such benefits. The appellant could not provide medical records supporting her claim of entitlement to DIC benefits under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2003
- Citation
- 0334767
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