The veteran's surviving spouse is entitled to Dependency and Indemnity Compensation because the veteran was continuously rated with a service-connected disability that was totally disabling for at least 10 years immediately preceding his death.
The deciding factor: The veteran had a service-connected disability (anxiety reaction with depression and somatization features) rated as 70% since April 1976, which met the criteria for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation due to his spouse's eligibility based on the total rating being in effect at the time of his death.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety reaction with depression and somatization features
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- August 18, 2006
- Citation
- 0625624
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What this means for you
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