Espiritu v. Derwinski

Decided 1992-06-19

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KRAMER, Associate Judge: Appellant, seeks Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) under 38 U.S.C. § 1310 (formerly § 310). She appeals a January 19, 1990, decision of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA) which denied her spouse, a deceased veteran, entitlement to service connection for the cause of his death on the grounds that the “evidence since the prior [BVA] decision does not es…

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