Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for further development, specifically to determine whether the Appellant is considered the surviving spouse and to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding the Veteran's cause of death.
The deciding factor: The AOJ failed to make a finding regarding whether the Appellant is the surviving spouse, which is a threshold requirement for DIC benefits. Additionally, the June 2025 VA medical opinion was found inadequate.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic kidney disease, stage 3, diabetes mellitus, coronary artery disease, depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25091125
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