The Board has determined that the Appellant is entitled to $1,573 in accrued benefits due to burial expenses paid by him for his mother's death.
The deciding factor: The April 2011 rating decision granted the Appellant $1,573 in accrued benefits based on the January 2009 determination of monthly benefits owed to the Veteran's surviving spouse. The RO correctly limited the reimbursement to the amount determined at that time.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 1, 2018
- Citation
- 1806475
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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