The Board denied the Appellant's claims for accrued benefits and Dependency and Indemity Compensation (DIC) as there was no evidence that the Veteran had a claim pending at the time of his death, and the Appellant did not meet the criteria to be considered a child under VA survivor benefit purposes.

The deciding factor: The Board denied the claims due to lack of evidence supporting the required conditions for accrued benefits and DIC, specifically the absence of a pending claim by the Veteran at the time of his death and the Appellant's age exceeding 23 years without proof of permanent incapacity prior to reaching that age.

Claimed conditions

Not specified in this decision

How they argued it

Not specified

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

March 11, 2025

Citation

A25022070

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