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VA RIN: 2900-AJ65 Publication ID: Spring 1999 
Title: ●DIC Benefits for Survivors of Certain Veterans Rated Totally Disabled at Time of Death 
Abstract: This is an interpretative rule to clarify the Department of Veterans Affairs' conclusion that 38 USC 1318 authorizes payment of DIC only in cases where a veteran had, during his or her lifetime, established a right to receive total service-connected disability compensation for the period required by the statute. 
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs(VA)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 38 CFR 3.22    38 CFR 3.54   
Legal Authority: 38 USC 1311    38 USC 501(a)   
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Final Action  10/00/1999    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Agency Contact:
Steven Thornberry
Consultant, Regulations Staff (211B)
Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Benefits Administration, 1800 G Street NW,
Washington, DC 20420
Phone:202 273-7210