The Board denied the appellant's claim for Parents' DIC benefits from January 1, 2005 due to a lack of adequate verification of income.
The deciding factor: The appellant failed to provide necessary income information to substantiate an award of parents’ DIC benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- DIC benefits
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 6, 2019
- Citation
- 19169248
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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