The Veteran's spouse, who had received an aid and attendance allowance based on unreimbursed medical expenses, passed away before she could submit a claim for the actual 2012 expenses. The Appellant, as the adult daughter of the Veteran and his deceased spouse, filed a claim for accrued benefits but was denied because there was no evidence in VA's possession at the time of her mother's death to support the claim.
The deciding factor: The claim is denied due to lack of legal basis; the evidence pertaining to unreimbursed medical expenses was not in VA's possession on or before the date of the Veteran's spouse's death, and there was no pending claim for such expenses at that time.
- 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 31, 2018
- Citation
- 18106132
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