The Board denied the veteran's claims for survivor's pension, accrued benefits, and DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 due to the appellant's countable income exceeding the applicable maximum annual pension rates, no unpaid VA benefits or pending claims at the time of death, and lack of service-connected disability rated totally disabling.

The deciding factor: The evidence is persuasively against the claim as the appellant's countable income exceeded the applicable MAPR, there were no unpaid VA benefits or pending claims at the time of the Veteran's death, and he was not service connected for any conditions that would qualify for DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1318.

Claimed conditions

Cardiopulmonary arrest, Acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), Diabetes mellitus, type 2, Hypertension

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

March 4, 2025

Citation

A25019253

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