The veteran died in October 2003 and was not discharged or released from active service for a disability incurred or aggravated in the line of duty. Service connection was not in effect for any disability at the time of his death, he was not in receipt of pension or compensation, nor did he have a pending claim for such benefits. The veteran's death certificate shows he died in a private hospital and there is no legal basis for a grant of nonservice-connected burial benefits.
The deciding factor: The veteran's death certificate showed he died in a private hospital and at the time of his death, service connection was not in effect for any disability, he was not in receipt of pension or compensation, nor did he have a pending claim for such benefits. The law is dispositive of the matter.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 15, 2007
- Citation
- 0718031
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