The veteran died in May 2001 and was buried on May 25, 2001. The appellant's application for non-service-connected burial allowance was received by VA more than two years after the veteran's burial, thus denying her claim.
The deciding factor: VA regulations require claims for nonservice-connected burial allowances to be filed within two years of the permanent burial or cremation of the body. The appellant's application was not received until June 10, 2003, which is more than two years after the veteran's burial in May 2001.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2006
- Citation
- 0630815
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