The Veteran's surviving spouse has been recognized for VA death benefits purposes, and DIC benefits under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 have also been granted due to his service-connected non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. The claim for nonservice-connected death pension benefits is dismissed as it is moot.
The deciding factor: The Veteran was in receipt of a 100% disability evaluation for service-connected non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, meeting the requirement 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
- 100%
- Decision date
- July 28, 2014
- Citation
- 1433546
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