The Board denied the appellant's claims for survivor's pension benefits, accrued benefits, and DIC based on service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to a lack of evidence supporting a link between the Veteran's active service and his later cause of death.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence showing that the Veteran's death was related to any event, injury, or disease during his active service. The Veteran did not have the requisite wartime service for survivor's pension benefits, and there were no pending claims at the time of his death.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25031519
What this means for you
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