The veteran did not establish service connection for any disability during his lifetime, and therefore DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 are denied.
The deciding factor: The veteran was not assigned a 100% schedular rating or TDIU for the requisite period of time set forth in 38 C.F.R. § 3.22(b).
- Claimed conditions
- dislocation left ankle, wound to right thigh, wound to left leg, pulmonary tuberculosis (chest condition), hypertensive arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease (chest condition), sprained left ankle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 9, 2007
- Citation
- 0713780
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