The Board denied entitlement to Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 and accrued benefits, and remanded the issues of service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death and DIC benefits pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 1151.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the criteria for entitlement to DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 were not met, as the Veteran was not in receipt of or entitled to receive compensation for a service-connected disability continuously rated totally disabling for a period of 10 or more years immediately preceding 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 31, 2024
- Citation
- A24070629
What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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