The Board granted payment of death pension benefits with special monthly pension (SMP) based on the need for regular aid and attendance, but denied entitlement to dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) benefits and accrued benefits.
The deciding factor: The surviving spouse was found to be in need of regular aid and attendance due to her physical condition, while the Veteran's death was not related to any service-connected disability or active military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2024
- Citation
- A24063088
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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