The Board denied the claim for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) under 38 U.S.C. § 1318, as the Veteran was not receiving or entitled to receive compensation for a service-connected disability rated totally disabling for a continuous period of at least 10 years immediately preceding death.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the criteria for DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 have not been met, as the Veteran was not receiving or entitled to receive compensation for a service-connected disability rated totally disabling for a continuous period of at least 10 years immediately preceding death.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic fatigue syndrome, prostate cancer residuals, adjustment disorder, residual surgical scars of the neck, malignant neoplasm of the thyroid, bilateral tinnitus, residual painful scars of the neck, hypertension, bilateral hearing loss, erectile dysfunction, anterior trunk scars
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25030318
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