Granted
The Board granted an effective date of May 1, 2016 for dependent and indemnity compensation (DIC) based on the appellant's claim with SSA in 2016.
The deciding factor: Resolving reasonable doubt in the appellant's favor, the Board finds that the appellant filed a claim with SSA in 2016 for benefits due 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
- October 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25087948
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