Denied
The Board denied the claim for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) benefits as the Appellant is not a surviving spouse of the Veteran, nor does her adult son qualify as a helpless child for VA benefits.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of evidence did not meet the criteria for recognition as a surviving spouse or a helpless child for purposes of entitlement to DIC benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2020
- Citation
- 20001203
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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