The veteran died in January 2003 and the VA did not receive a medical expense report for 2002 until after his death. The Board found that there was insufficient evidence to estimate the veteran's medical expenses for 2002, leading to a denial of accrued benefits.
The deciding factor: The evidence in the file at the date of the veteran's death did not provide a sufficiently reasonable degree of accuracy to project the necessary information regarding the veteran's medical expenses for 2002.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 30, 2006
- Citation
- 0615623
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What this means for you
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