The Board denied entitlement to Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 for the Veteran's surviving spouse, as the Veteran was not rated totally disabled due to service-connected disabilities for a period of at least 10 years immediately preceding his death.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 because he only had a combined 100 percent rating from February 14, 2011, to July 1, 2014, which was approximately three and a half years before his death.
- 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 31, 2024
- Citation
- 24004970
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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