The Veteran's death did not qualify the appellant for an increased amount of DIC benefits as he had a less than eight year period of total disability prior to his death and no other qualifying circumstances were met.
The deciding factor: The Veteran was rated at less than 100% disability prior to his death, which is required for additional DIC compensation under the law. The appellant did not meet any of the specified conditions for additional monthly payments.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19147530
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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