Denied
The Board denied the appellant's claim for dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) under 38 U.S.C. § 1318, as the Veteran was not rated as totally disabled for a continuous period of 10 years or more immediately preceding his death.
The deciding factor: The May 2012 decision denying entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) was not found to contain clear and unmistakable error, and the Veteran did not meet the criteria for DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1318.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25085752
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