Granted
The veteran's surviving spouse is granted an effective date of March 1, 2021 for DIC benefits. The veteran died from liver cancer related to service in Vietnam.
The deciding factor: The record contained sufficient evidence to establish entitlement to DIC benefits based on the veteran's death due to a disability related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25004643
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