The Board granted Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) at the rate prescribed by 38 U.S.C. § 1311(a)(2) based on the Veteran's continuous receipt of a total disability rating for at least eight years prior to his death.
The deciding factor: The criteria for DIC were met as the Veteran was in receipt of a TDIU or rated 100 percent disabled due to service-connected disabilities for a continuous period of at least eight years immediately preceding 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
- October 30, 2024
- Citation
- A24069917
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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