The Board denied the appellant's claim for accrued benefits as reimbursement for last illness and burial of his mother, M.S., finding that the preponderance of evidence is against the claim. The appellant sought to be reimbursed for expenses he paid on behalf of M.S., but these were already certified by her in her application for death pension.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the appellant's argument was not valid because his claims for reimbursement overlapped with those used to establish entitlement to death pension benefits. The appellant is not a surviving spouse, dependent child or dependent parent of the Veteran and thus cannot receive full accrued benefits.
- 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 30, 2014
- Citation
- 1424388
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