The Board has granted the appellant service-connected burial benefits and reimbursement for transportation expenses related to her father's burial in a U.S. National Cemetery, as his death was due to a service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran died of a service-connected disability (paralysis of the sciatic nerve), which qualifies him for higher service-connected burial benefits and reimbursement for transportation expenses associated with burial at a U.S. National Cemetery.
- Claimed conditions
- paralysis of the sciatic nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 14, 2016
- Citation
- 1623705
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