The Veteran died from nonservice-connected causes and the appellant's claims for burial benefits were not submitted within two years of his death. The maximum legal allowance for transportation expenses has already been awarded, so the claim is denied.
The deciding factor: The appellant did not submit a claim for burial benefits within two years of the Veteran's permanent burial.
- Claimed conditions
- cancer of the colon with widespread metastasis, obstructive jaundice
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 18, 2015
- Citation
- 1511435
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Related decisions
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- Granted
The Veteran's death was due to service-connected cause, specifically his metastatic pancreatic cancer which is presumed to be related to burn pit exposure in the Persian Gulf. The claim for service connection for the cause of death is granted.
- Denied
The Veteran's cause of death, cardiac arrest due to obstructive jaundice, was not service-connected. The Board found no direct or secondary service connection for the cause of death.
- Denied
The Board denied the Appellant's claim of service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death because there was no evidence establishing that any of the death-causing conditions began in service or were related to service-connected conditions. The new evidence submitted since the September 2009 rating decision is cumulative and does not relate to any of the bases for the prior denial.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining records from the Armed Forces Pest Management Board and attempting to obtain private treatment records.
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