Chapter 1 - Compensation, Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC), and Death Compensation Overview- Updated 12/13/05

1.   References Pertaining to Service Connection for Disability (Compensation)
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 ·      benefit eligibility factors, and

 ·      principles relating to service connection. 
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Change Date
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a.   Benefit Eligibility Factors
For information on the benefit-specific eligibility factors, see M21-1MR, Part III, Subpart ii, 6.7. 
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b.   Principles Relating to Service Connection
For information on
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 ·      the general principles relating to service connection, see 38 CFR 3.303

 ·      direct service connection, including the presumption of soundness and posttraumatic stress disorder, see 38 CFR 3.304

 ·      service connection for disabilities incurred as a prisoner of war (POW), see

 -     38 CFR 3.304(e)

 -     38 CFR 3.307, and

<p class="BulletText2" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"> -     38 CFR 3.309

<p class="BulletText1" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"> ·      service connection for disabilities resulting from herbicide exposure, see

<p class="BulletText2" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"> -     38 CFR 3.307

<p class="BulletText2" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"> -     38 CFR 3.309(e), and

<p class="BulletText2" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"> -     38 CFR 3.313

<p class="BulletText1" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"> ·      presumptive service connection for chronic and tropical diseases, see

<p class="BulletText2" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"> -     38 CFR 3.307, and

<p class="BulletText2" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"> -     38 CFR 3.309

<p class="BulletText1" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"> ·      service connection for disabilities resulting from ionizing radiation exposure, see

<p class="BulletText2" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"> -     38 CFR 3.309(d), and

<p class="BulletText2" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"> -     38 CFR 3.311 <p class="ContinuedOnNextPa" style="margin-left:0in;mso-border-between:.75pt solid windowtext; mso-padding-between:1.0pt">Continued on next page '''<span style="font-size:16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language: EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"> '''
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2.   References Pertaining to Service Connection for Cause of Death (DIC/Death Compensation)
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Introduction
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<p class="BulletText1" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"> ·      the evidence required to determine entitlement to DIC, and

<p class="BulletText1" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"> ·      the principles relating to service connection for cause of death. <p class="BlockLine" style="margin-left:0in;mso-border-between:.75pt solid windowtext; mso-padding-between:1.0pt">
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a.   Evidence Required to Determine Entitlement to DIC
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b.   Principles Relating to Service Connection for Cause of Death
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3.   List of Acronyms and Forms Pertaining to M21-1MR, Part IV
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a.   Acronyms and Expanded Names
<p class="MsoBlockText">The table below lists some acronyms and the corresponding expanded names that are used in M21-1MR, Part IV. <p class="MsoNormal"> <p class="ContinuedOnNextPa" style="margin-left:0in;mso-border-between:.75pt solid windowtext; mso-padding-between:1.0pt">   Continued on next page '''<span style="font-size:16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language: EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"> '''
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b.   Forms
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