Denied
The Board denied entitlement to Dependency and Indemity Compensation (DIC) under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 due to the Veteran not meeting the criteria for a continuous total disability rating for at least 10 years immediately preceding his death.
The deciding factor: The Veteran was not rated totally disabled for a period of 10 or more years immediately preceding his death, and he was not a former prisoner of war.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 25, 2025
- Citation
- 25014325
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