The Appellant's DIC benefits were denied as they have been properly offset by a settlement of a tort claim under the Federal Tort Claims Act.
The deciding factor: The Appellant received a personal injury settlement that constitutes a full satisfaction of her claims, including those related to VA medical malpractice and military service exposure. As such, she is not entitled to receive DIC benefits due to the offset.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2019
- Citation
- 19185907
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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