The Veteran's claim for accrued benefits related to reimbursement of expenses for his last illness was denied as the payment did not qualify under VA regulations.
The deciding factor: The payment for a private bathroom at a VA-contract nursing home does not meet the criteria for reimbursement of expenses associated with a last illness.
- Claimed conditions
- Loss of use of both hands, Multiple scars
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 19, 2012
- Citation
- 1239739
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