Denied
The Board denied the appellant's claims for accrued benefits and Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) under 38 U.S.C. § 1318, as the Veteran did not have a claim or appeal pending at the time of his death and the claim was filed more than one year after his passing.
The deciding factor: The claims were denied due to lack of standing and untimeliness, with no evidence supporting service connection for the cause of 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 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25042395
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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