The appellant's claims for service connection for the cause of her husband's death and nonservice-connected death pension benefits are dismissed due to the remarriage of the appellant in May 1998, which resulted in her receiving DIC benefits based on another veteran's service.
The deciding factor: The remarriage of the appellant in May 1998 rendered her claims moot as she was already receiving DIC benefits based on a different veteran's service.
- Claimed conditions
- cause of the veteran's death
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 15, 2006
- Citation
- 0629173
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
The appeal is remanded for additional development and readjudication of the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1310, as well as adjudication of a separate claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.
- Remanded (sent back)
The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and consideration of the claim, including the opportunity to submit additional evidence.
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