The appellant is entitled to reinstatement of her DIC benefits as the remarried widow of a Veteran, despite filing for reinstatement outside the one-year period due to her age and prior entitlement.
The deciding factor: The Court held that the application delimiting date of December 15, 2004 does not apply to claims for reinstatement of DIC benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in the text
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 14, 2011
- Citation
- 1114659
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