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In my opinion, it is of utmost importance for disabled veterans to be very familiar with

what exact Diagnostic Codes they are being rated under.jmho,

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It should be listed on your blue sheet in your c-file.

Call the VA 800 # and ask what DIAGNOSTIC CODES you are rated

under, they SHOULD be able to provide this information.

To research the requirements for a certain percentage of evaluation

check out 38 CFR - Part 4.

http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-...fr4_main_02.tpl

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and if the VA- in a final decision that you never appealed- used the wrong diagnostic code- to your detriment- and/or applied the wrong rating schedule-to your detriment-

(meaning they snookered you out of some comp)

this is a legal error raising to the level of CUE.

In Myler V Derwinski- the VA failed to apply the proper rating schedule and most surely gave the vet the wrong diagnostic code.decided in 1996 (I think) but Myler got retro back to 1953.

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No-

Only if the veteran was "in receipt of" or "entitled to receive" 100% P & T for SC for at lest ten years prior to death.

38 USC 1318 - this is an "as if" service connected death DIC award.

The VA is to considered this type of DIC in any case where they deny direct SC death and the veteran had a 100% disabling SC condition at time of death.

I would hope not too many widows or widowers have to support DIC by the "entitled to receive" basis-this is very difficult- as the spouse has to prove the vet should have been in receipt of total SC for ten years prior to death-based on medical evidence.

DIC is also awarded for deaths caused or contributed to by service connected disabilties,

also DIC is awarded under Sec 1151 awards.

There is also the one year rule and the one year POW rule too for DIC- this info is available here by a search

at hadit and is all within 38 CFR 3.22, as well as 38 USC 1318.

Also VBM has more detailed info and expands on DIC might possibly be obtained via Cue.

They give two examples but there is no case to cite on this facet of DIC.

"So what if fixing an inacurate code will not change the rating?"

if there was no financial detriment- in any rating or DC error- there is no basis for CUE claim.

In the CUE regs- at hadit-

the part :"manifestly altered outcome" - means-

if the CUE had not occured , the vet would have had decision generating more comp through higher rating or proper initial rating.

If the error cost the vet this "outcome"

a successful CUE claim can alter this outcome with more comp.

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So for DIC, my death would have to be directly from my SC condition? At least within the 10 year period. So would the code make a difference in the nexus between the cause of death and the SC condition? Or is it only important for rating purposes?

I just want to make sure everythin is as it should be, so my wife is not having to clean up a mess for benifits. (not that I expect such a thing, but sh$* happens)

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