The veteran's accrued compensation benefits were withheld in a PFOP account as reimbursement for the appellant's expenses of last sickness and burial. The VA determined that these funds should be released to the appellant.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed the veteran was incompetent at the time of his death, and his VA compensation benefits were held in a PFOP account until he died. The appellant provided receipts showing she paid $600 for last sickness and burial expenses.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 16, 2003
- Citation
- 0335267
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