Granted
The veteran's spouse is entitled to DEA benefits under Chapter 35, Title 38, United States Code, as the spouse of a veteran who has a total disability permanent in nature resulting from a service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The veteran was rated permanently and totally disabled effective December 16, 1997, and the appellant's application for DEA benefits was received within the applicable time frame.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2009
- Citation
- 0901978
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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