The Board has determined that the appellant is not entitled to accrued benefits or DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 due to a lack of evidence showing a claim for service connection pending at the time of the veteran's death.
The deciding factor: There was no pending claim for service connection at the time of the veteran's death, and he did not meet the requirements for DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 as his disability rating had not been in effect for a continuous period of at least ten years immediately preceding his death.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD, shell fragment wound with left mandibular fracture, shell fragment wound to the face, scars on bilateral thighs, scar on the left chest wall, gunshot wound of the left upper arm, reflex sympathetic dystrophy of the right lower extremity, amputation of the left arm below the elbow
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 11, 2006
- Citation
- 0624511
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What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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- Denied
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- Granted
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