The RO denied the appellant's claim for DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318, finding that the veteran did not meet the statutory duration requirements for a total disability rating at the time of his death and that there was no CUE in the June 1977 rating decision reducing the evaluation for residuals of a pituitary tumor.
The deciding factor: The RO found that the veteran's combined service-connected disability rating prior to June 22, 1994 did not meet the statutory duration requirements for a total disability rating at the time of his death and that there was no CUE in the June 1977 rating decision reducing the evaluation for residuals of a pituitary tumor.
- Claimed conditions
- pituitary tumor
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 12, 2004
- Citation
- 0418466
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