The Veteran's death was not due to service-related causes, and the criteria for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 are not met as he was not rated totally disabled at the time of his death.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not have any service-connected disabilities that would qualify him for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1318.
- Claimed conditions
- Congestive Cardiomyopathy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 2, 2019
- Citation
- 19100156
What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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