The Board denied the appellant's claims for reimbursement of burial and funeral expenses, as well as her claim for a VA pension payment issued in June 2001. The decision stated that she is not a proper claimant for the burial and funeral expenses and was not entitled to the June 2001 pension payment.
The deciding factor: The appellant's husband died in May 2001, and he received VA pension benefits until April 30, 2001. The June 2001 pension payment was for the month of May, which is not entitled to her as a surviving spouse due to the law that mandates the pension payments be discontinued after death.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2003
- Citation
- 0301026
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What this means for you
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