Granted
The veteran's surviving spouse is granted a higher level of DIC benefits. The veteran was in receipt of TDIU or a 100 percent rating for service-connected disabilities for at least eight years immediately preceding his death.
The deciding factor: The Veteran was in receipt of TDIU from December 19, 2013, or about eight years and eight months prior to 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
- January 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25007812
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