The Veteran's death was not service-connected, and he did not receive any VA compensation or pension benefits at the time of his death. The appellant's application for non-service connected burial benefits is denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran had no pending claims for VA compensation or pension benefits at the time of his death, and there were no original or reopened claims for these benefits pending.
- Claimed conditions
- Pulmonary tuberculosis, Arthritis, Heart disease, Bronchitis, Residuals of a gunshot wound to the left foot
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2013
- Citation
- 1335455
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