The Veteran's spouse did not have a claim pending at the time of her death and was not due any unpaid monetary benefits, thus accrued benefits are denied. The Appellant's claim for burial benefits is also denied as there are no applicable laws or regulations that confer such a benefit on behalf of the Veteran's spouse.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran's spouse had a pending claim at the time of her death and was not entitled to any unpaid monetary benefits, thus accrued benefits cannot be granted. The Appellant's request for burial benefits is denied as there are no applicable laws or regulations providing such a benefit for a nonservice-connected deceased veteran's spouse.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 4, 2015
- Citation
- 1505235
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