The Veteran's death was not service-connected, and the appellant did not meet the requirements for DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 due to lack of entitlement to a 100% disability rating for at least five years prior to his death or as a former POW after September 30, 1999.
The deciding factor: The Veteran was not in receipt of compensation at the 100 percent rate due to service-connected disability for a period of at least five years immediately after his discharge from active service, and he did not meet the requirements for DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 2, 2010
- Citation
- 1020197
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