Denied
The Board denied the petitions to readjudicate claims for Survivor's Benefits, including service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC), and entitlement to accrued benefits.
The deciding factor: The evidence submitted was not new and relevant, as no additional evidence supporting the claims has been received since the December 2017 decisional letter.
- 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 23, 2024
- Citation
- A24068107
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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