The veteran's death was not service-connected, and the appellant received the maximum allowable burial benefits for a nonservice-connected death.
The deciding factor: The cause of the veteran's death was not related to military service, thus preventing eligibility for additional burial benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 21, 2003
- Citation
- 0305345
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What this means for you
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