The Board denied entitlement to accrued benefits, DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1318, and service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to lack of timely filing of claims and insufficient evidence regarding the causes of death.
The deciding factor: The appellant did not file her claims within one year following the Veteran's death or provide sufficient evidence to support her claims.
- Claimed conditions
- not specified in the text
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 10, 2024
- Citation
- A24030437
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