The veteran's widow is seeking accrued benefits based on the severity of his service-connected PTSD. However, there were no unpaid VA benefits due to him at the time of his death and he had no pending claims for VA benefits when he died.
The deciding factor: There were no unpaid VA benefits due to the veteran at the time of his death and he had no pending claims for VA benefits when he died.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD with depression and anxiety
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- April 26, 2004
- Citation
- 0410776
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