The Veteran's death was not determined to be service-connected, and the appellant is not entitled to DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 because he did not meet the criteria for a 'deceased veteran' as defined in the regulation.
The deciding factor: The Veteran died over 38 years after his discharge from service and was not rated totally disabled due to service-connected disabilities for at least 10 continuous years immediately preceding death.
- Claimed conditions
- shell fragment wound residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- June 4, 2014
- Citation
- 1425117
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