The veteran died from renal failure and had service-connected keratitis. However, the death certificate indicates he was not hospitalized by VA at the time of his death. The claim for burial benefits is denied as there are no legal grounds to grant such benefits.
The deciding factor: The veteran's death did not meet the criteria for burial benefits due to lack of proper hospitalization and absence of a pending compensation or pension claim at the time of death.
- Claimed conditions
- keratitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 19, 2006
- Citation
- 0632536
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