The Board denied the claim for an effective date prior to December 1, 2023, for the award of Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) benefits.
The deciding factor: The Appellant did not submit a complete application within one year of her Intent to File in April 2020 or January 2022, and the claim was only submitted on December 1, 2023, which is more than a year after the Veteran's 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
- May 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25041965
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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