Granted
The Veteran was eligible for burial in a national cemetery but not buried there, and the Appellant incurred the expenses of the Veteran's burial plot and internment. Therefore, the criteria for entitlement to a nonservice connected plot or interment allowance have been met.
The deciding factor: The Veteran died on September [redacted], 2006, was eligible for burial in a national cemetery but not buried there, and the Appellant incurred the expenses of the Veteran's burial plot and internment.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 23, 2009
- Citation
- 0910705
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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