Granted
The veteran's surviving spouse was granted an effective date of February 1, 2015 for Dependency Indemnity Compensation (DIC) benefits.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Appellant's 2015 claim for death benefits remained pending due to new and material evidence submitted within a year of the initial denial.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25004864
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