The Veteran died in May 2006 from aspiration pneumonia at a private medical facility. The Board found that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for nonservice-connected burial benefits as he was not discharged or released from active service due to a disability incurred in or aggravated by service, and his body was not being held by a state or national cemetery.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's death certificate showed he died of aspiration pneumonia at a private medical facility. The Board determined that the Veteran did not meet the eligibility criteria for nonservice-connected burial benefits as he had no service-connected disabilities, was not in receipt of compensation or pension benefits, and his body was not being held by a state or national cemetery.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 5, 2010
- Citation
- 1016658
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