Granted
The Veteran's surviving spouse is entitled to increased Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1311(a)(2) as the Veteran was married for at least eight years prior to his death and received compensation for a service-connected disability that was rated totally disabling for a continuous period of at least eight years immediately preceding his death.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities were rated totally disabling for a continuous period of at least eight years immediately preceding his death, and he was married to the surviving spouse for the entire eight-year period.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25098638
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