The Veteran died from ischemic cardiovascular disease and was not in receipt of VA compensation or pension benefits at the time of his death. Therefore, he does not meet the legal requirements for a VA burial allowance.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not have service-connected disability that would qualify him for a VA burial allowance under applicable regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- ischemic cardiovascular disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2010
- Citation
- 1000757
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- Denied
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