Denied
The Board denied the claims for dependency and indemnity compensation, DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1318, and survivors' pension benefits due to a lack of evidence linking the Veteran's death to his service-connected disabilities or meeting the eligibility criteria.
The deciding factor: There was no probative evidence showing that the Veteran's metastatic pancreatic cancer was related to his service-connected disabilities, and he did not meet the criteria for entitlement to DIC compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 or survivors' pension benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25009991
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