Legal Opinion
Dacoron v. Brown
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
Decided January 27, 1993No. 92-789PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEINBERG, Associate Judge:
The pro se petitioner is the widow of deceased veteran Rufino Dacoron, who, during his lifetime, had established service connection for disabilities incurred during his service with the New Philippine Scouts from July 16,1946, to May 10, 1949. Upon *116the veteran’s death, the petitioner began receiving Department of Veterans Affairs (formerly Veterans’ Administration) (VA) dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) under 38 U.S.C. § 1310(a) (formerly § 310) (surviving spouse entitled to DIC where veteran dies after December 31, 1956, from a service-connected…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Kerr v. United States Dist. Court for Northern Dist. of Cal.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Freytag v. CommissionerSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Johnson v. RobisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- United States Ex Rel. Girard Trust Co. v. HelveringSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Erspamer v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1990
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Constance Copeland v. Eric K. ShinsekiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2012
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