The VA Regional Office awarded the appellant a total of $1,047.00 for burial and funeral expenses and a plot allowance. The appellant's claim was denied as she is not eligible for higher amounts due to her father dying at a private hospital under private insurance.
The deciding factor: The Veteran died while hospitalized at a private facility that was not contracted or paid by VA, thus he did not meet the criteria for higher burial benefits based on his death occurring while under VA care.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- July 18, 2018
- Citation
- 18119102
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