The appellant is not eligible for non-service-connected death pension benefits, accrued benefits, or DIC under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 due to her husband's lack of service-connected disabilities at the time of his death and the subsequent denial of his claims.
The deciding factor: The appellant's husband had no service-connected disabilities at the time of his death, nor was he entitled to any compensation benefits prior to his death. Therefore, he did not meet the criteria for DIC 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
- August 12, 2010
- Citation
- 1030193
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