Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) benefits based on service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, and survivor pension benefits due to insufficient evidence regarding toxic exposure risk activities.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary to develop the record for the Veteran's participation in any toxic exposure risk activities, including exposure to asbestos, as well as to adjudicate basic eligibility for survivor pension benefits and whether the appellant qualifies based on her countable income.
- Claimed conditions
- pleural mesothelioma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25090566
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